Fire Services Act 1951

The Fire Services Act 1951[1] (14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 27) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which extended only to Great Britain.

Fire Services Act 1951[1]
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to amend sections twenty-six and twenty-seven of the Fire Services Act, 1947.
Citation14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 27
Territorial extent 
  • England and Wales[2]
  • Scotland[2]
Dates
Royal assent10 May 1951
Other legislation
Repealed byFire and Rescue Services Act 2004, s 54 & Sch 2
Status: Repealed

The Act amended parts of the Fire Services Act 1947 which dealt with the Firemen's Pension Scheme; it did not directly concern fire-fighting or the organisation of fire brigades in Great Britain.

The Act was repealed both in Scotland and in England and Wales by section 54 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004.

See also

References
  • John Burke and Clifford Walsh (eds). "Fire Services Act, 1951". Current Law Statutes Annotated 1951. Sweet & Maxwell. Stevens & Sons. London. W Green & Son. Edinburgh. 1951. Chapter 27. Google
  • "The Fire Services Act, 1951". Halsbury's Statutes of England. Second Edition. Butterworths & Co (Publishers) Ltd. Bell Yard, Temple Bar. London. 1951. Volume 30: Continuation Volume 1951. Pages 86 to 88. See also pages 78 and 543.
  • Halsbury's Statutes of England. Third Edition. Volume 13. Page 735.
  • J T Edgerley, A D Yonge and A N C Shelley (eds). "The Fire Services Act, 1951" in "Fire Protection". Local Government Law and Administration in England and Wales. Butterworth & Co (Publishers) Ltd. 1952. Volume 29. Pages 225 to 227. See also pages v, 604 and 607.
  • "Fire Services Act 1951 and Statutory Instruments", The Journal, The Institute of Civil Defence, vols 13 & 14
  • Halsbury's Laws of England. Fourth Edition. Butterworths. London. 1977. Volume 18. Paragraphs 402, 465, 490 and 492 at pages 26, 193, 231, 244 and 246.
  • Halsbury's Laws of England. (The Laws of England). Third Edition. Butterworth & Co (Publishers) Ltd. London. 1952. Volume 17. Pages xix, 250, 270, 271, 277 and 278.
  • The Laws of Scotland: Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia. The Law Society of Scotland. Edinburgh. 1990. Volume 10. Paragraphs 1406, 1408 and 1443 at pages 709 and 711.
  • Halsbury's Statutory Instruments. Butterworths. London. 1986. Volume 9. Title "Fire Services". Pages 4, 6 and 12.
  • Halsbury's Statutory Instruments. Butterworth & Co (Publishers) Ltd. 1981. Volume 12. Page 333.
  1. The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 4(1) of this Act.
  2. Section 4(4) says the Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.
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