{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bedfordshire-fire-services-combination-scheme-variation-order-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/2879",
  "legislation_title": "The Bedfordshire Fire Services (Combination Scheme) (Variation) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bedfordshire-fire-services-combination-scheme-variation-order-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Fire And Rescue Services, England\nMade 15th November 2012\nLaid before Parliament 20th November 2012\nComing into force 17th December 2012\nThis Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4(4) of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004.\nIn accordance with section 4(5) of that Act the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has consulted the authorities and any other persons he considers appropriate and in accordance with section 4(7)(a) of that Act he has obtained the agreement of the appropriate authorities to the making of this Order.\nThe Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2004 c. 21 (“the 2004 Act”). Section 4 of the 2004 Act applies to a scheme which was made under section 6 of the Fire Services Act 1947 (c. 41) which was in force immediately before the repeal of that section by the 2004 Act. By virtue of section 4(2) of the 2004 Act, a scheme to which section 4 applies continues to have effect despite that repeal."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2879/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:13:12.443398+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}