Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004

E231697

Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 is a key piece of UK legislation that defines the duties, powers, and governance framework of fire and rescue authorities in England and Wales.

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Label	Occurrences
Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 canonical	12

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
amends	Fire Services Act 1947 ⓘ
appliesTo	England ⓘ Wales ⓘ
coreDuty	civil contingencies response ⓘ fire safety promotion ⓘ firefighting ⓘ rescue from certain other emergencies ⓘ road traffic collision rescue ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
definesDutiesOf	fire and rescue authorities in England ⓘ fire and rescue authorities in Wales ⓘ
enforcedBy	fire and rescue authorities ⓘ
establishesFrameworkFor	governance of fire and rescue authorities ⓘ planning and consultation duties of fire and rescue authorities ⓘ
governs	provision of fire and rescue services in England ⓘ provision of fire and rescue services in Wales ⓘ
hasPart	Part 1 – Fire and rescue authorities ⓘ Part 2 – Functions of fire and rescue authorities ⓘ Part 3 – Water supply ⓘ Part 4 – Education and training ⓘ Part 5 – Miscellaneous and general ⓘ
hasType	public general act ⓘ
jurisdiction	United Kingdom ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalStatus	in force, as amended ⓘ
legislature	British Parliament ⓘ surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
primarySubject	fire and rescue authorities ⓘ fire and rescue services ⓘ
providesPower	power to close highways in connection with emergencies ⓘ power to enter premises for firefighting and rescue ⓘ power to obtain water for firefighting ⓘ power to respond to other emergencies ⓘ
purpose	to define the duties and powers of fire and rescue authorities in England and Wales ⓘ to provide a modernised legislative framework for fire and rescue services ⓘ
relatedTo	Civil Contingencies Act 2004 ⓘ Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 ⓘ
replacesInPart	Fire Services Act 1947 ⓘ
requires	preparation of integrated risk management plans ⓘ
royalAssentDate	2004-07-22 ⓘ
sectionFocus	education and training ⓘ emergency powers and duties ⓘ functions of fire and rescue authorities ⓘ orders and regulations ⓘ supplementary powers ⓘ water supply for firefighting ⓘ
setsOut	core functions of fire and rescue authorities ⓘ
shortTitle	Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 self-link ⓘ
subjectOf	UK fire and rescue service policy ⓘ
territorialExtent	England and Wales ⓘ
yearEnacted	2004 ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

London Fire Commissioner → governedBy → Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 ⓘ

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service → regulatoryFramework → Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 ⓘ

UK fire and rescue services → governedBy → Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 ⓘ

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service → follows → Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 ⓘ

Policing and Crime Act 2017 → amends → Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 ⓘ

Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 → shortTitle → Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 self-link ⓘ

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service → legalBasis → Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 ⓘ

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service → governedBy → Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 ⓘ

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service → followsLegislation → Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 ⓘ

West Midlands Fire Service → regulatoryFramework → Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 ⓘ

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service → legalBasis → Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 ⓘ

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service → legalBasis → Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 ⓘ