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  "legislation": "ssi/2005/343",
  "legislation_title": "The Fire (Charging) (Scotland) Order 2005",
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  "path": "article/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Power to charge for services",
  "text": "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 –\n(a) for extinguishing fires;\n(b) for protecting life; or\n(c) for protecting property in the event of fires,\nexcept 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.",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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