{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-and-rescue-services-national-framework-wales-order-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2012/934",
  "legislation_title": "The Fire and Rescue Services (National Framework) (Wales) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-and-rescue-services-national-framework-wales-order-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES, WALES\nMade 24 March 2012\nLaid before the National Assembly for Wales 27 March 2012\nComing into force 20 April 2012\nThis Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 21(6) and 62 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004.\nThe Welsh Ministers have consulted fire and rescue authorities or persons considered to represent them, persons considered to represent employees of fire and rescue authorities and such other persons they considered appropriate.\nThe Welsh Ministers make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2004 c. 21. The functions under section 21 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 are now vested in the Welsh Ministers so far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales. They were previously vested in the National Assembly for Wales by section 62 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004. By virtue of paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), they were transferred to the Welsh Ministers."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2012/934/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:47:00.492097+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."
}