{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-and-rescue-services-emergencies-wales-order-2007/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-and-rescue-services-emergencies-wales-order-2007/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2007/3193",
  "legislation_title": "The Fire and Rescue Services (Emergencies) (Wales) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-and-rescue-services-emergencies-wales-order-2007",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear emergency",
  "text": "(1) A fire and rescue authority must make provision in its area for the purposes of—\n(a) removing chemical, biological or radio-active contaminants from people in the event of an emergency involving the release or potential release of such contaminants; and\n(b) containing, for a reasonable period, any water used for a purpose mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).\n(2) In taking action for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (1) a fire and rescue authority must make arrangements for ensuring that reasonable steps are taken to prevent or limit serious harm to the environment.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "“Emergency” is defined in section 58 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2007/3193/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:59:48.025711+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."
}