Section 16 ChargingI1

Scotland

(1)

The Scottish Ministers may by order (a “charging order”) authorise F1SFRS to charge a person of a description specified in the order for any action so specified taken by F2SFRS.

(2)

A charging order may authorise a charge to be imposed on, or recovered from, a person other than the person in respect of whom action is taken by F3SFRS.

(3)

A charging order may authorise charging for—

(a)

extinguishing fires;

(b)

protecting life; or

(c)

protecting property in the event of fires,

only in respect of action taken by F4SFRS at sea beyond the low water mark.

(4)

Where F5SFRS is authorised by a charging order to charge for taking action of a particular description F6and it decides to do so—

(a)

the amount of the charge shall be set by F7SFRS;

(b)

different amounts may be charged in different circumstances (and SFRS may charge nothing).

F8(5)

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(6)

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F9(7)

The references in subsection (3) to “sea” include–

(a)

that part of the territorial sea of the United Kingdom which is not adjacent to Scotland; and

(b)

sea beyond the territorial sea of the United Kingdom.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in s. 16(1) substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), ss. 110(a)(i), 129(2); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F2: Word in s. 16(1) substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), ss. 110(a)(ii), 129(2); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F3: Word in s. 16(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), ss. 110(b), 129(2); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F4: Words in s. 16(3) substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), ss. 110(c), 129(2); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F5: Words in s. 16(4) substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), ss. 110(d)(i), 129(2); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F6: Words in s. 16(4) inserted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), ss. 110(d)(ii), 129(2); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F7: Word in s. 16(4) substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), ss. 110(d)(iii), 129(2); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F8: S. 16(5)(6) repealed (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 2; S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F9: S. 16(7) inserted (2.8.2005) by The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2060), arts. 1(2)(b), 2(2); S.S.I. 2005/392, art. 2(c)(d)

Commencement

I1: S. 16 wholly in force at 2.8.2005; s. 16 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 90; s. 16 in force for certain purposes at 6.4.2005 by S.S.I. 2005/207, art. 3; s. 16 in force at 2.8.2005 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2005/392, art. 2(b)