{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-scotland-act-2005/section-16A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-scotland-act-2005/section-16A.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2005/5",
  "legislation_title": "Fire (Scotland) Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-scotland-act-2005",
  "path": "section/16A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16A",
  "heading": "Exercise of powers at sea: further provision",
  "text": "(1) Subsection (2) applies where SFRS has power to act, or is required to act, at sea.\n(2) The power may be exercised or the duty carried out–\n(a) at sea in that part of the territorial sea of the United Kingdom which is not adjacent to Scotland; and\n(b) at sea beyond the territorial sea of the United Kingdom.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 16A inserted (2.8.2005 in accordance with art. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2060), art. 2(3); S.S.I. 2005/392, art. 2(c)(d) and said inserted provision expressed to be commenced on 1.10.2006 by S.S.I. 2006/458, art. 2(a) (subject to art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in s. 16A(1) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/602), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 47"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2005/5/section/16A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:28.643565+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}