{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-services-act-1947/section-39",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-services-act-1947/section-39.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6/10-11/41",
  "legislation_title": "Fire Services Act 1947",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-services-act-1947",
  "path": "section/39",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "39",
  "heading": "Short title, extent, transitional provisions and savings.",
  "text": "(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(5) Without prejudice to the provisions of section thirty-eight of the Interpretation Act 1889 (which relates to the effect of repeals), save as provided in the Fifth Schedule to this Act, nothing in this Act shall affect—\n(a) the operation of any pension scheme in relation to persons retiring before the appointed day from employment as members of fire brigades or the National Fire Service, or dying before that date while in such employment; or\n(b) the operation of any pension scheme, the Police and Firemen (War Service) Act, 1939, or any scheme under section seven of that Act in relation to a person to whom section one of that Act or any scheme under the said section seven applies, unless and until the said person becomes a member of a fire brigade maintained in pursuance of this Act or becomes engaged in such other employment in connection with the provision of fire services as may for the purposes of this paragraph be specified in the Firemen’s Pension Scheme.\nIn this subsection the expression “pension scheme” means the Fire Brigade Pensions Act 1925, or any other scheme for the grant of pensions, allowances or gratuities on the retirement or death of persons employed as members of fire brigades.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Act repealed (E.W.) (1.10.2004 for E., 10.11.2004 for W.) by Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21), ss. 52, 61, Sch. 2 (with savings for E. in S.I. 2004/2306, art. 3, Sch. and for W. in S.I. 2004/2918, art. 3, Sch.); S.I. 2004/2304, art. 2 (with art. 3); S.I. 2004/2917, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Act repealed (except ss. 26-27A) (S.) (2.8.2005) by Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5), s. 90, sch. 4 (with ss. 5(1), 77); S.S.I. 2005/392, art. 2(k)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Ss. 31(3), 39(3), Sch. 5 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XI"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 39(4), Sch. 6 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1950 (c. 6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1889 c. 63."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1939 c. 103."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1925 c. 47."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/10-11/41/section/39",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:23:53.136480+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."
}