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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-ministers-transfer-of-fire-and-rescue-service-equipment-order-2010/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2010/428",
  "legislation_title": "The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Fire and Rescue Service Equipment) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-ministers-transfer-of-fire-and-rescue-service-equipment-order-2010",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThe Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and the predecessor of that office, the First Secretary of State, provided equipment to fire and rescue authorities in Wales (as well as to authorities in England) mainly for urban search and rescue purposes and to deal with chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear emergencies, as part of the New Dimension programme.\nThe relevant functions under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, in so far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales, are now vested in the Welsh Ministers under the Government of Wales Act 2006, and this Order, made under paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the 2006 Act, transfers ownership of the equipment provided, and associated rights and liabilities, to the Welsh Ministers.\nA full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the public, private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/428/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:51:52.662484+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."
}