# Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, Paragraph 76


(1) Section 57 (duty to supply water for fire-fighting) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsections (2) and (4), for “fire authority” substitute “ fire and rescue authority ”.
(3) In subsection (5)—
(a) after “Subject to” insert “ subsection (5A) and ”;
(b) for “fire authority” substitute “ fire and rescue authority ”.
(4) After subsection (5) insert—
“(5A) Where a fire-hydrant is damaged as the result of any use made of it with the authority of a water undertaker, other than use for the purposes of fire-fighting or for any other purposes of a fire and rescue authority, the fire and rescue authority is not liable for the cost of repairing or replacing the hydrant.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/21/schedule/1/paragraph/76 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fire-and-rescue-services-act-2004/schedule-1/paragraph-76
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