Article 5 Accountability of officers

Where an officer employed by an existing authority ceases to be so employed within the period of three months immediately prior to 1st April 1996, all obligations arising under section 115 of the 1972 Act (accountability of officers) shall, as from 1st April 1996, be obligations arising in relation to the successor authority and the powers of direction arising under that section shall be vested in the successor authority.

In this article “successor authority” means any new authority or any fire authority constituted by a combination scheme under the Fire Services Act 1947^f1, which exercises functions formerly exercisable by an existing authority, being functions in connection with which the officer in question was employed or involved in any capacity.