Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 1886
Fire And Rescue Services, England
The Fire and Rescue Authorities (National Framework) (England) Order 2012
Made
13th July 2012
Laid before Parliament
19th July 2012
Coming into force
17th August 2012
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 21(6) of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004( 1 ) and after having consulted in accordance with section 21(5) of that Act.
Citation, commencement and application
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Fire and Rescue Authorities (National Framework) (England) Order 2012 and shall come into force on 17th August 2012.
(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 for Communities and Local Government and entitled “The Fire and Rescue National Framework for England” which was published by the Department for Communities and Local Government on 11th July 2012 shall have effect as a revision, which appears to the Secretary of State to be significant, of the Fire and Rescue National Framework 2008/11( 2 ).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Bob Neill
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
13th July 2012
The Fire and Rescue National Framework 2008/11 took effect as a significant revision of the Fire and Rescue National Framework 2006/08 by virtue of S.I. 2008/1370 .
See Schedule 1 to the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 ( 2004 c. 36 ).
See regulation 4(4)(b) of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. 2005/2042 ), as substituted by regulation 4 of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. 2012/624 ).
See paragraphs 1.27 – 1.28 of the Fire and Rescue National Framework for England.