{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-and-rescue-services-england-order-2004/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/2305",
  "legislation_title": "The Fire and Rescue Services (England) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-and-rescue-services-england-order-2004",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order applies in relation to fire and rescue authorities in England only (article 1).\nSection 19 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (“the Act”) provides that the Secretary of State may, by order, authorise a fire and rescue authority to charge a person of a specified description for any action of a specified description taken by the authority. This Order specifies the actions for which a fire and rescue authority may make a charge and specifies the persons who may be subject to the charge (article 2 and the Schedule). The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (Commencement) (England and Scotland) Order 2004 (S.I.2004/ 2304(C.100) contains savings for the Fire Services Act 1947, which is repealed by the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, in relation to charges for services provided before, or contracted to be provided before, 1st October 2004.\nSection 21 of the Act requires the Secretary of State to prepare a Fire and Rescue National Framework, which must set out priorities and objectives for fire and rescue authorities and may provide guidance. Fire and rescue authorities must have regard to the Framework in carrying out their functions. Section 21(6) of the Act provides that the Framework only has effect when given effect by the Secretary of State by order. Article 3 of this order gives effect to the Fire and Rescue National Framework 2004/05. Copies of the Framework may be obtained from ODPM Free Literature, PO Box 236, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS23 7NB (telephone: 0870 1226 236; fax: 0870 1226 237; email: odpm@twoten.press.net ). It is also available on the ODPM website: www.odpm.gov.uk/fire.\nA full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of businesses, voluntary bodies or the public sector.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2305/note",
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  "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."
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