Fire (Scotland) Act 2005
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The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 is a key piece of Scottish legislation that sets out the legal framework for fire safety, prevention, and the duties and powers of fire and rescue authorities in Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
domestic premises in limited circumstances
ⓘ
non-domestic premises in Scotland ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| defines |
duties relating to fire safety arrangements
ⓘ
duties relating to fire safety risk assessment ⓘ functions of Scottish fire and rescue authorities ⓘ powers of fire and rescue authorities to respond to emergencies ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Scottish Fire and Rescue Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantsPower | Scottish Ministers to make regulations on fire safety NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCitation | 2005 asp 5 ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imposesDutyOn |
Scottish fire and rescue authorities
ⓘ
employers in Scotland ⓘ persons with control of relevant premises ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Scots law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentarySession | 2nd Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish fire safety legislative framework ⓘ |
| providesFor |
enforcement of fire safety duties
ⓘ
inspection powers for enforcing authorities ⓘ offences and penalties for non-compliance ⓘ |
| purpose |
to make provision about fire and rescue authorities in Scotland
ⓘ
to make provision for fire safety in certain premises in Scotland ⓘ |
| region | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| regulates |
fire and rescue authorities in Scotland
ⓘ
fire safety duties of employers ⓘ fire safety duties of persons with control of premises ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacesInScotland | Fire Services Act 1947 (in respect of fire and rescue authority functions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
co-operation and co-ordination between dutyholders
ⓘ
fire safety risk assessments for relevant premises ⓘ maintenance of fire safety measures ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 2005 ⓘ |
| scope |
commercial premises
ⓘ
industrial premises ⓘ public sector premises ⓘ |
| sectionFocus |
Part 1 – Fire and rescue authorities
ⓘ
Part 2 – Fire safety ⓘ Part 3 – Miscellaneous and general ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
fire and rescue services
ⓘ
fire prevention ⓘ fire safety ⓘ health and safety ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislation | primary legislation ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 2005 ⓘ |
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