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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-charging-scotland-order-2005/schedule",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2005/343",
  "legislation_title": "The Fire (Charging) (Scotland) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-charging-scotland-order-2005",
  "path": "schedule",
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  "heading": "AUTHORISED CHARGES",
  "text": "Action taken by relevant authority\nPerson who may be charged\n1. Hiring out or provision of equipment, vehicles, premises or employees of a relevant authority, except where done pursuant to, or under an order made under, any of the following provisions of the Act–\n(a) section 8;\n(b) section 10;\n(c) section 11; or\n(d) sections 33 to 37.\nThe person who requests the service or to whom the service is provided.\n2. Inspection, testing, maintenance and repair of equipment and vehicles, including the re charging of compressed air cylinders and breathing apparatus.\nThe person who requests the service or to whom the service is provided.\n3. Containment and clearance of debris, spillages, discharges or leaks from a vehicle, storage tank or pipe.\nThe owner, occupier or operator of any premises or vehicle which, prior to the incident giving rise to the charge, contained or conveyed the material to be contained or cleared, or the person who requests the service or to whom the service is provided.\n4. Provision or removal of water, except the removal of flood water which is the result of unusually severe weather conditions.\nThe owner, occupier or operator of any premises in relation to which the service is provided or the person who requests the service or to whom the service is provided.\n5. Effecting entry to, or egress from, premises.\nThe owner, occupier or operator of the premises, or the person who requests the service or to whom the service is provided.\n6. Rescuing persons from lift cabins.\nThe owner, operator or occupier of the premises in which the lift is situated or the owner or operator of the lift.\n7. Rescuing animals.\nThe owner or keeper of the animal.\n8. Provision of documents, photographs, tape, video or other similar recordings, where charging is not already authorised or prohibited by another enactment.\nThe person who requests the service or to whom the service is provided.\n9. Provision of training, other than training provided to employees of other fire and rescue authorities under a reinforcement scheme.\nThe person who requests the service or to whom the service is provided.\n10. Removal of dangerous structures.\nThe owner, occupier or operator of the structure or premises where the structure is located or the person who requests the service or to whom the service is provided.\n11. The giving of advice to persons in relation to premises where a trade, business or other undertaking is carried on, other than the giving of advice for which arrangements are required to be made under section 8(2)(b) of the Act.\nThe person who requests the service or to whom the service is provided.\n12. Extinguishing fires at sea, protecting life at sea or protecting property in the event of fires at sea.\nThe person who requests the service or to whom the service is provided.",
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  "version": "current",
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      "affecting_title": "The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) Order 2013"
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      "affecting_title": "The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) Order 2013"
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      "affecting_title": "The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) Order 2013"
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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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