# The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria (Fire and Rescue Authority) Order 2022, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for a new fire and rescue authority under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21) for the area of the County of Cumbria.
Article 3 creates the new fire and rescue authority and provides that the person who is for the time being the police and crime commissioner for Cumbria is to be for the time being that new fire and rescue authority. The new authority will be known as the Cumbria Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority. The current fire and rescue authority for the area is Cumbria County Council, which is abolished with effect from 1st April 2023 by S.I. 2022/231.
Articles 4 to 10 set out the framework for the exercise by the Cumbria Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority of its functions, in particular which functions may be delegated and to whom.
Article 11 provides for a shadow authority, enabling the police and crime commissioner to carry out certain functions prior to the new fire and rescue authority coming into being.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sectors or community bodies is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1230/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-fire-and-crime-commissioner-for-cumbria-fire-and-rescue-authority-order-2022/note
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