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WHEREAS in pursuance of section 36(3) of the Fire Services Act 1947^f1 the councils of the Highland Region, Orkney Islands, Western Isles Islands and Shetland Islands comprised within the Northern Combined Fire Area submitted to the Secretary of State an administration scheme for the provision in the combined area of the services required by section 1 of that Act;

AND WHEREAS that scheme (“the principal scheme”) was approved by, and set out in the Schedule to, the Northern Combined Fire Area Administration Scheme Order 1975^f2;

AND WHEREAS the said councils have submitted to the Secretary of State a scheme for the amendment of the principal scheme under sub-section (3) as read with sub-section (7) of said section 36;