# The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (Crown Status) Order 1999, Article 5: Fire precautions

Extent: S

(1) The Parliamentary corporation shall be treated as a Crown body for the purposes of the Fire Precautions Act 1971 and accordingly, for the purposes of section 40 of that Act (application of certain provisions of that Act to premises occupied by the Crown or owned by the Crown but not occupied by it)–
(a) the occupation of any premises by the Parliamentary corporation shall be treated as occupation by the Crown; and
(b) any premises in which the Parliamentary corporation has an interest which is that of an owner, within the meaning of that Act, shall be treated as premises owned by the Crown.
(2) The Parliamentary corporation shall be treated as a Crown body for the purposes of the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 (referred to in this article as “the 1997 Regulations”) and accordingly for the purposes of regulation 18 of those Regulations (application to the Crown)–
(a) premises and workplaces owned by the Parliamentary corporation shall be treated as premises and workplaces owned by the Crown;
(b) premises and workplaces owned by the Parliamentary corporation but not occupied by it shall be treated as premises and workplaces owned by the Crown but not occupied by it; and
(c) premises occupied by the Parliamentary corporation shall be treated as premises occupied by the Crown.
(3) In paragraph (2) of this article, “premises” and “workplaces” have the same meaning as in the 1997 Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/677/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliamentary-corporate-body-crown-status-order-1999/article-5
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