Regulation 2 Amendments to the 1994 Regulations

by inserting before the definition of “continuous employment” the following—

• ““a combined fire authority” means a fire authority constituted by a combination scheme made under the Fire Services Act 1947^f1 for a combined area in England which comprises the areas of two or more authorities in respect of whom a relevant order is made.”;

in the definition of “prescribed period” by substituting for the words “the order under section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992” the words “the relevant order”;

by substituting for the definition of “relevant body” the following—

• ““relevant body” means—

  1. (a)

     in England, an authority in respect of whom a relevant order is made or a combined fire authority; and

  2. (b)

     in Wales, a body referred to in section 43(1)(a) of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994^f2 and, for the purposes of this definition, a National Park authority in Wales and the fire authorities constituted under the North Wales Fire Services (Combination Scheme) Order 1995^f3, the Mid and West Wales Fire Services (Combination Scheme) Order 1995^f4 and the South Wales Fire Services (Combination Scheme) Order 1995^f5 shall be treated as if they were a body referred to in that section.”;

by inserting after the definition of “relevant disqualification” the following definition—

• ““relevant order” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a combined fire authority, the order under section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992^f6which affects the councils the combined areas of which comprise the fire authority area for that combined fire authority, and

  2. (b)

     in relation to any other relevant body in England, the order under section 17 of that Act which affects the structure or area of that body;”;

by inserting at the beginning of paragraph (3) the words “Subject to paragraph (4)”; and

by adding the following paragraph—

“(4)

Paragraph (3) shall not apply where the successor relevant body is a fire authority.”.