Article 2 Fire services: arrangements and equipment

(1)

The provision of information technology services^f1 shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as those services are provided for the following purposes of a fire authority (within the meaning given by section 38(1) of the Fire Services Act 1947)^f2:—

(a)

enabling the authority to secure arrangements such as are mentioned in the following provisions of that Act:

(i)

paragraph (c) (calls for assistance) and (d) (obtaining information) of section 1(1);

(ii)

paragraph (e) (non-firefighting services) of section 3(1); or

(b)

any system of wireless telegraphy operated or to be operated by a fire brigade.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: See paragraph 14 of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Act 1988, inserted by article 4 of S.I. 1995/1915.
f2: 1947 c. 41.