{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-additional-function-scotland-order-2005/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-additional-function-scotland-order-2005/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2005/342",
  "legislation_title": "The Fire (Additional Function) (Scotland) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-additional-function-scotland-order-2005",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Order–\n“chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incident” means an event or situation involving the release or potential release of chemical, biological or radio-active contaminants;\n“serious transport incident” means an event or situation involving a train, tram or aircraft that causes or is likely to cause one or more individuals to die, be seriously injured or become seriously ill;\n“serious flooding” means flooding that causes or is likely to cause one or more individuals to die, be seriously injured or become seriously ill and which results from–\n(a) natural causes; or\n(b) an escape of water; and\n“specified authority” means a relevant authority (within the meaning of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005).\n(2) Any reference in this Order to protecting people from serious harm shall be construed as a reference to protecting persons from death, serious injury or serious illness.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words omitted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2013/119",
      "affecting_title": "The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) Order 2013"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/342/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:25:07.054965+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."
}