Regulation 22 Fire precautions

England and Wales

(1)

F1Subject to paragraph (1A) the registered person shall after consultation with the ~~F2fire authority~~fire and rescue authority—

(a)

take adequate precautions against the risk of fire, including the provision of suitable fire equipment;

(b)

provide adequate means of escape;

F3(c)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d)

make arrangements for persons working at the residential family centre to receive suitable training in fire prevention; and

(e)

ensure, by means of fire drills and practices at suitable intervals, that the persons working at the residential family centre and, so far as practicable, residents, are aware of the procedure to be followed in case of fire, including the procedure for saving life.

F4(1A)

Where the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to the residential family centre—

(a)

paragraph (1) does not apply; and

(b)

the registered person must ensure that the requirements of that Order and any regulations made under it, except for article 23 (duties of employees), are complied with in respect of the premises.

(~~F52~~)

~~In this regulation, “fire authority” means the authority discharging in the area in which a residential family centre is situated, the function of fire authority under the Fire Services Act 1947~~ F6.

(2)

In this regulation, “fire and rescue authority” means a fire and rescue authority under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 for the area in which a residential family centre is situated.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 22(1) substituted (1.10.2006) by The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1541), art. 1(3), Sch. 3 para. 15(a) (with arts. 49, 51) (as amended by S.I. 2006/484, arts. 1(1), 2)
F2: Words in reg. 22(1) substituted (E.) (30.12.2004) by The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (Consequential Amendments) (England) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3168), arts. 1(1), 65(a)
F3: Reg. 22(1)(c) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The Residential Family Centres (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/499), regs. 1, 14
F4: Reg. 22(1A) inserted (1.10.2006) by The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1541), art. 1(3), Sch. 3 para. 15(b) (with arts. 49, 51) (as amended by S.I. 2006/484, arts. 1(1), 2)
F5: Reg. 22(2) substituted (E.) (30.12.2004) by The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (Consequential Amendments) (England) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3168), arts. 1(1), 65(b)
F6: 1947 c. 41.

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1: 2000 c. 14. These powers are exercisable by the appropriate Minister, who is defined in section 121(1) of the 2000 Act, in relation to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as the Secretary of State, and in relation to Wales, as the National Assembly for Wales. “Prescribed” and “regulations” are defined in section 121(1) of that Act.
F2: See section 22(9) of the 2000 Act for the requirement to consult.