# The Fire Services (Appointments and Promotion) (Scotland) Regulations 2004, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations–
“appointment” includes appointment on promotion;
“brigade” means a fire brigade maintained by a fire authority in Scotland under the provisions of the Fire Services Act 1947;
“fire authority” means–
(a) a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, or
(b) a joint board constituted under an administration scheme made by virtue of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 or section 36 of the Fire Services Act 1947;
“IPDS” means the Integrated Personal Development System as described in Scottish Fire Service Circular 2/2002 published on 6th August 2002;
“National Occupational Standards” means the standards published by the Emergency Fire Services Vocational Council in August 2001 and April 2003;
“permanent appointment” means an appointment for more than twelve months; and
“role” means a role listed in Schedule 1.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/527/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fire-services-appointments-and-promotion-scotland-regulations-2004/regulation-2
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