# The Fire (Charging) (Scotland) Order 2005, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 16 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5) provides that Scottish Ministers may, by order, authorise a relevant authority to charge a person of a specified description for any action of a specified description taken by the authority. (“Relevant authority” has the same meaning as at section 6 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005). Article 2 and the Schedule to this Order specify the actions for which a relevant authority may make a charge and specify the description of the persons who may be subject to the charge.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/343/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fire-charging-scotland-order-2005/note
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