{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-scotland-act-2005/section-26",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-scotland-act-2005/section-26.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2005/5",
  "legislation_title": "Fire (Scotland) Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-scotland-act-2005",
  "path": "section/26",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "26",
  "heading": "Powers of constables in relation to fires",
  "text": "(1) A constable may—\n(a) if the constable reasonably believes that a fire has broken out, do anything the constable reasonably believes to be necessary for the purpose of—\n(i) extinguishing the fire; or\n(ii) protecting life or property; and\n(b) do anything the constable reasonably believes to be necessary for the purpose of preventing or limiting damage to property resulting from anything done as mentioned in paragraph (a).\n(2) A constable may in particular under subsection (1)—\n(a) enter (by force if necessary) premises or a place;\n(b) move a vehicle without the consent of its owner;\n(c) force open and enter a lockfast vehicle;\n(d) restrict the access of persons to premises or a place.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2005/5/section/26",
    "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."
}