Fire Services Act 1951

The Fire Services Act 1951[1] (14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 27) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which extended only to Great Britain.

Fire Services Act 1951[1]
Long titleAn Act to amend sections twenty-six and twenty-seven of the Fire Services Act, 1947.
Citation14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 27
Territorial extent 
  • England and Wales[2]
  • Scotland[2]
Dates
Royal assent10 May 1951
Other legislation
Repealed byFire and Rescue Services Act 2004, s 54 & Sch 2
Status: Repealed

The Act amended parts of the Fire Services Act 1947 which dealt with the Firemen's Pension Scheme; it did not directly concern fire-fighting or the organisation of fire brigades in Great Britain.

The Act was repealed both in Scotland and in England and Wales by section 54 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004.

See also

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References

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  • John Burke and Clifford Walsh (eds). "Fire Services Act, 1951". Current Law Statutes Annotated 1951. Sweet & Maxwell. Stevens & Sons. London. W Green & Son. Edinburgh. 1951. Chapter 27. Google
  • "The Fire Services Act, 1951". Halsbury's Statutes of England. Second Edition. Butterworths & Co (Publishers) Ltd. Bell Yard, Temple Bar. London. 1951. Volume 30: Continuation Volume 1951. Pages 86 to 88. See also pages 78 and 543.
  • Halsbury's Statutes of England. Third Edition. Volume 13. Page 735.
  • J T Edgerley, A D Yonge and A N C Shelley (eds). "The Fire Services Act, 1951" in "Fire Protection". Local Government Law and Administration in England and Wales. Butterworth & Co (Publishers) Ltd. 1952. Volume 29. Pages 225 to 227. See also pages v, 604 and 607.
  • "Fire Services Act 1951 and Statutory Instruments", The Journal, The Institute of Civil Defence, vols 13 & 14
  • Halsbury's Laws of England. Fourth Edition. Butterworths. London. 1977. Volume 18. Paragraphs 402, 465, 490 and 492 at pages 26, 193, 231, 244 and 246.
  • Halsbury's Laws of England. (The Laws of England). Third Edition. Butterworth & Co (Publishers) Ltd. London. 1952. Volume 17. Pages xix, 250, 270, 271, 277 and 278.
  • The Laws of Scotland: Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia. The Law Society of Scotland. Edinburgh. 1990. Volume 10. Paragraphs 1406, 1408 and 1443 at pages 709 and 711.
  • Halsbury's Statutory Instruments. Butterworths. London. 1986. Volume 9. Title "Fire Services". Pages 4, 6 and 12.
  • Halsbury's Statutory Instruments. Butterworth & Co (Publishers) Ltd. 1981. Volume 12. Page 333.
  1. ^ a b The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 4(1) of this Act.
  2. ^ a b Section 4(4) says the Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.
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