{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulatory-reform-fire-safety-order-2005/article-26",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/1541",
  "legislation_title": "The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulatory-reform-fire-safety-order-2005",
  "path": "article/26",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "26",
  "heading": "Enforcement of Order",
  "text": "(1) Every enforcing authority must enforce the provisions of this Order and any regulations made under it in relation to premises for which it is the enforcing authority and for that purpose, except where a fire inspector or other person authorised by the Secretary of State is the enforcing authority, may appoint inspectors.\n(2) In performing the duty imposed by paragraph (1), the enforcing authority must have regard to such guidance as the Secretary of State may give it.\n(3) A fire and rescue authority has power to arrange with the Health and Safety Executive , Office for Nuclear Regulation or the Office of Rail and Road for such of the authority's functions under this Order as may be specified in the arrangements to be performed on its behalf by the Health and Safety Executive , Office for Nuclear Regulation or the Office of Rail and Road, as the case may be, (with or without payment) in relation to any particular workplace.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 26(3) substituted (1.4.2008) by The Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/960), art. 1, Sch. 3 (with art. 21)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 26 inserted (1.4.2014) by Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), s. 156(1), Sch. 12 para. 89; S.I. 2014/251, art. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in art. 26(3) substituted (16.10.2015) by The Office of Rail Regulation (Change of Name) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1682), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 10(i)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "asc/2026/5",
      "affecting_title": "Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1541/article/26",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:57:44.144628+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}