{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-additional-function-scotland-order-2005/article-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-additional-function-scotland-order-2005/article-8.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/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Nature of provision for emergencies",
  "text": "(1) For the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Order, a specified authority shall in particular–\n(a) secure the provision of such equipment as may be necessary to meet efficiently all normal requirements of articles 5 and 6;\n(b) secure the provision of such personnel, services and training for personnel as may be necessary efficiently to meet all normal requirements of this Order;\n(c) make arrangements for dealing with calls for help and summoning personnel;\n(d) make arrangements for obtaining information required or likely to be required for those purposes; and\n(e) make arrangements for ensuring that reasonable steps are taken to prevent or limit damage to property resulting from action taken for those purposes.",
  "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/8",
    "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."
  }
}