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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-additional-function-scotland-order-2005/article-3",
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  "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/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incident",
  "text": "For the purpose of enabling action to be taken in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incident in its area, a specified authority shall–\n(a) make provision for–\n(i) the removal of chemical, biological or radio-active contaminants from people; and\n(ii) the capture of any water used to remove such contaminants; and\n(b) make arrangements for ensuring that reasonable steps are taken to prevent or limit serious harm to the environment resulting from action taken for the purpose of paragraph (a).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2013/119",
      "affecting_title": "The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) Order 2013"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/342/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:25:07.054965+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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."
  }
}