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Section 126 Fire safety authoritiesI1

England and Wales Not yet in force

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

In this Act “fire safety authority” means—

(a)

a fire and rescue authority for an area in Wales;

(b)

a fire inspector.

(2)

References in this Act to the fire safety authority for a regulated building or a relevant HMO are—

(a)

in relation to a building or relevant HMO that does not consist entirely of Crown premises, references to the fire and rescue authority in whose area the building or relevant HMO is wholly or mainly situated;

(b)

in relation to a building or relevant HMO that consists entirely of Crown premises, references to a fire inspector.

(3)

In determining whether a regulated building is situated wholly or mainly in the area of a fire and rescue authority, anything that is included in a reference to such a building by virtue of section 7 (ancillary areas) is to be ignored.

(4)

In determining whether a relevant HMO is situated wholly or mainly in the area of a fire and rescue authority, anything that is included in a reference to a relevant HMO by virtue of section 78(5) is to be ignored.

(5)

In this section—

  • “fire and rescue authority” (“awdurdod tân ac achub”)‍ has the meaning given by Part 1 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21);

  • “fire inspector” (“arolygydd tân”) means an inspector or assistant inspector appointed under section 28(1) of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004.

Annotations

Commencement

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S. 126 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 138(2)