Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 3217
FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES, ENGLAND
The Fire and Rescue Services (National Framework) (England) Order 2004
Made
7th December 2004
Laid before Parliament
14th December 2004
Coming into force
1st April 2005
The First Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred by section 21(6) of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004( 1 ), hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and application
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Fire and Rescue Services (National Framework) (England) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 1st April 2005.
(2) This Order shall apply in relation to fire and rescue authorities in England only.
The Fire and Rescue National Framework
2. The Fire and Rescue National Framework prepared by the Secretary of State and entitled “The Fire and Rescue National Framework 2005/06” which was published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in December 2004 shall have effect as a revision, which appears to the Secretary of State to be significant, of the Fire and Rescue National Framework 2004/05.
Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State
Nick Raynsford
Minister of State
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
7th December 2004
2004 c. 21 . The powers of the Secretary of State under sections 21(6) and 60 are, in relation to Wales, vested in the National Assembly for Wales by virtue of section 62 of that Act.