# Fire (Scotland) Act 2005, Section 16: Charging

Extent: S

(1) The Scottish Ministers may by order (a “charging order”) authorise SFRS to charge a person of a description specified in the order for any action so specified taken by SFRS.
(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 SFRS.
(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 SFRS at sea beyond the low water mark.
(4) Where SFRS is authorised by a charging order to charge for taking action of a particular description and it decides to do so—
(a) the amount of the charge shall be set by SFRS;
(b) different amounts may be charged in different circumstances (and SFRS may charge nothing).
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(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2005/5/section/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fire-scotland-act-2005/section-16
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