{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-and-rescue-authority-membership-order-2017/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-and-rescue-authority-membership-order-2017/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2017/1165",
  "legislation_title": "The Fire and Rescue Authority (Membership) Order 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-and-rescue-authority-membership-order-2017",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Fire And Rescue Services, England\nMade 28th November 2017\nLaid before Parliament 1st December 2017\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 29(2) of the Local Government Act 1985 and sections 2(6) and 4(4) of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004.\nIn accordance with section 29(3) of the Local Government Act 1985 the Secretary of State has had regard to the number of local government electors in the areas of the constituent councils appointing members to the West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority and in accordance with section 29(4) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with those constituent councils.\nThe variation to the Hampshire Fire Services Combination Scheme has been proposed by the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority.\nThe variation to the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority Combination Scheme has been proposed by the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1985 c. 51; there have been amendments to section 29 but none is relevant."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2004 c. 21."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "In accordance with section 4(5A) of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 inserted by paragraphs 16(1) and (3) of Schedule 22 to the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), the duty on the Secretary of State in section 4(5) of the 2004 Act in relation to consultation does not apply."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "In accordance with section 2(6A) of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 inserted by paragraphs 16(1) and (2) of Schedule 22 to the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20),the duty on the Secretary of State in section 2(6) of the 2004 Act in relation to consultation does not apply."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1165/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:05:48.876533+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."
}