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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2013-office-for-nuclear-regulation-consequential-amendments-transitional-provisions-and-savings-order-2014/schedule-4/paragraph-12",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2014/469",
  "legislation_title": "The Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2013-office-for-nuclear-regulation-consequential-amendments-transitional-provisions-and-savings-order-2014",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/12",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Continuity of exercise of fire safety functions",
  "text": "(1) Anything which immediately before 1st April 2014 is in the process of being done by or in relation to an HSE fire officer may be continued on or after that date by or in relation to an ONR fire officer.\n(2) Anything done (or having effect as if done) before 1st April 2014 by or in relation to an HSE fire officer is, so far as is required for continuing its effect on and after that date, to have effect as if done by or in relation to an ONR fire officer.\n(3) Any instrument or document made before 1st April 2014 has effect so far as is required for the purposes of or in consequence of the transfer of any function of an HSE fire officer as if references to an HSE fire officer (and references which are to be read as references to an HSE fire officer) were or included references to an ONR fire officer.\n(4) Any arrangements made with the HSE pursuant to section 61(7) of the 2005 Act are, so far as is required for continuing their effect on and after that date, to have effect as if made with the ONR pursuant to section 61(7) of the 2005 Act as amended by virtue of Schedule 12 to the 2013 Act.\n(5) In this paragraph—\n(a) “the transferred enforcement responsibility” means—\n(i) in relation to premises in England and Wales, the duty of the HSE to enforce any provision of the 2005 Order so far as it becomes the ONR's duty on 1st April 2014 by virtue of Schedule 12 to the 2013 Act;\n(ii) in relation to premises in Scotland, the duty of the HSE to enforce any provision of the 2005 Act so far as it becomes the ONR's duty on that date by virtue of Schedule 12 to the 2013 Act;\n(b) “HSE fire officer” means—\n(i) in relation to premises in England and Wales, a fire inspector appointed by the HSE for the purposes of carrying out the transferred enforcement responsibility; or\n(ii) in relation to premises in Scotland, an enforcement officer appointed by HSE for the purposes of carrying out the transferred enforcement responsibility;\n(c) “ONR fire officer” means—\n(i) in relation to premises in England and Wales, a fire inspector appointed by the ONR;\n(ii) in relation to premises in Scotland, an enforcement officer appointed by the ONR.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/469/schedule/4/paragraph/12",
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  "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."
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