Article 2 Power to charge for services

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

art. 2 words substituted by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) 2013 Sch. 2 para. 22(2)(a)
art. 2 word substituted by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) 2013 Sch. 2 para. 22(2)(b)
art. 2 words substituted by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) 2013 Sch. 2 para. 22(2)(c)

A relevant authority is authorised to charge a person of a description specified in column 2 of the table in the Schedule for the action taken by the authority specified in the corresponding entry in column 1 of the table, but not –

(a)

for extinguishing fires;

(b)

for protecting life; or

(c)

for protecting property in the event of fires,

except in relation to such action taken by the authority at sea (or, if the authority’s area extends to the low water mark, action taken at sea outwith its area) in accordance with entry 12 in the table in the Schedule to this Order.