| Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 |
| 2005 asp 5 - continued |
| PART 2, FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES - continued |
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CHAPTER 2 |
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PRINCIPAL FIRE AND RESCUE FUNCTIONS |
| 8 | Fire safety
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(1) Each relevant authority shall make provision for the purpose of promoting fire safety in its area.
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(2) In making provision under subsection (1) a relevant authority shall in particular, to the extent that the authority considers it reasonable to do so, make arrangements for-
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(a) the provision of information, publicity and encouragement in respect of the steps to be taken to prevent- |
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(ii) death or injury by fire;
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(b) the giving of advice, on request, about- |
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(i) how to prevent fires and restrict their spread in buildings and other property; and
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(ii) the means of escape from buildings and other property in the event of fire.
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| 9 | Fire-fighting
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(1) Each relevant authority shall make provision for the purpose of-
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(a) extinguishing fires in its area; and |
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(b) protecting life and property in the event of fires in its area. |
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(2) In making provision under subsection (1) a relevant authority shall in particular-
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(a) secure the provision of the personnel, services and equipment necessary to meet efficiently all normal requirements; |
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(b) secure the provision of training for personnel; |
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(c) make arrangements for- |
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(i) dealing with calls for help; and
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(ii) summoning personnel,
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(d) make arrangements for obtaining information required or likely to be required for the purpose mentioned in that subsection; |
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(e) make arrangements for ensuring that reasonable steps are taken to prevent or limit damage to property resulting from action taken for the purpose mentioned in that subsection. |
| 10 | Road traffic accidents
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(1) Each relevant authority shall make provision for the purpose of-
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(a) rescuing persons in the event of road traffic accidents in its area; and |
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(b) to the extent that it considers it reasonable to do so, protecting persons from serious harm in the event of road traffic accidents in its area. |
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(2) In making provision under subsection (1) a relevant authority shall in particular-
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(a) secure the provision of the personnel, services and equipment necessary to meet efficiently all normal requirements; |
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(b) secure the provision of training for personnel; |
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(c) make arrangements for- |
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(i) dealing with calls for help; and
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(ii) summoning personnel,
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in the event of road traffic accidents; |
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(d) make arrangements for obtaining information required or likely to be required for the purpose mentioned in that subsection; |
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(e) make arrangements for ensuring that reasonable steps are taken to prevent or limit damage to property resulting from action taken for the purpose mentioned in that subsection. |
| 11 | Conferral of functions in relation to other emergencies
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(1) The Scottish Ministers may by order (an "additional function order") confer on a relevant authority (the "specified authority") a function relating to an emergency of a kind specified in the order (the "additional function").
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(2) An additional function order may not specify as a kind of emergency-
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(b) a road traffic accident, |
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in the area of the specified authority.
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(3) An additional function order may make provision for or in connection with-
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(a) requiring the additional function to be carried out by the specified authority outwith its area; |
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(b) specifying what the specified authority shall or may do for the purpose of the additional function; |
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(c) requiring or authorising the specified authority- |
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(i) to secure the provision of personnel, services and equipment;
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(ii) to secure the provision of training for personnel;
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(iii) to make arrangements for dealing with calls for help and summoning personnel;
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(iv) to make arrangements for obtaining information required or likely to be required for the purpose of carrying out the function;
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(v) to make arrangements for ensuring that reasonable steps are taken to prevent or limit damage to property resulting from carrying out the function.
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