{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-scotland-act-2005/section-52",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-scotland-act-2005/section-52.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2005/5",
  "legislation_title": "Fire (Scotland) Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-scotland-act-2005",
  "path": "section/52",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "52",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part 2",
  "text": "In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—\n“Chief Inspector” has the meaning given by section 43A(6),\n“Chief Officer” means the person appointed under paragraph 7 of schedule 1A,\n“emergency” means an event or situation that causes or is likely to cause—\n(a)a person to die;\n(b)a person to suffer serious—\n(i)injury; or\n(ii)illness; or\n(c)serious harm to the environment (including the life and health of plants and animals and the fabric of buildings);\n“extinguishing”, in relation to a fire, includes containing and controlling;\n“framework document” means the document prepared under, and having effect by virtue of, section 40,\n“Inspector” has the meaning given by section 43A(6),\n“road” has the same meaning as in Part 4 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22).",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 52 inserted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 7 para. 68(20); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2005/5/section/52",
    "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."
}