# The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire (Fire and Rescue Authority) Order 2018, Article 2: Interpretation


In this Order—
“the FRS Act 2004” means the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004;
“Authority” means the fire and rescue authority created in accordance with article 3;
“chief fire officer” means the person with responsibility for managing the fire and rescue service;
“DPCC” means the deputy police and crime commissioner for Staffordshire;
“fire and rescue service” means the personnel, services and equipment secured by the Authority for the purposes of carrying out the Authority’s functions under—
(a) section 6 of the FRS Act 2004 (fire safety);
(b) section 7 of that Act (fire-fighting);
(c) section 8 of that Act (road traffic accidents);
(d) any order under section 9 of that Act (emergencies) which applies to the Authority;
(e) section 2 of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (duty to assess, plan and advise) and any subordinate legislation made under that Act applying to the Authority;
(f) any other provision of or made under an enactment which confers functions on a fire and rescue authority;
“integrated risk management plan” means a plan which—
(a) is prepared and published by the Authority in accordance with the requirements of the Fire and Rescue National Framework; and
(b) sets out for the period covered by the plan—
(i) an assessment of all foreseeable fire and rescue related risks that could affect the area of the Authority; and
(ii) proposals, including about the allocation of resources, for the mitigation of those risks;
“member of staff of the Authority” means—
(a) staff transferred to the Authority under a transfer scheme made under section 4C of the FRS Act 2004; and
(b) staff appointed by the Authority under section 4D of the FRS Act 2004;
“member of staff of the PCC” means any of the following persons appointed by the PCC under paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (police and crime commissioners)—
(a) the commissioner’s chief executive;
(b) the commissioner’s chief finance officer;
(c) other staff;
“PCC” means the police and crime commissioner for Staffordshire.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/696/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-fire-and-crime-commissioner-for-staffordshire-fire-and-rescue-authority-order-2018/article-2
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