Fire Services Act 1947

The Fire Services Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 41) was an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that reorganised fire services in the United Kingdom. It disbanded the National Fire Service and returned the responsibility for running fire services to local authorities.

Fire Services Act 1947

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make further provision for fire services in Great Britain; to transfer fire-fighting functions from the National Fire Service to fire brigades maintained by the councils of counties and county boroughs; to provide for the combination of areas for fire service purposes; to make further provision for pensions and other awards in respect of persons employed in connection with the provision of fire services; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
Citation	10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 41
Territorial extent	England and Wales Scotland
Dates
Royal assent	31 July 1947
Other legislation
Amended by	Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 Scotland only
Repealed by	Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 England and Wales only
Status: Partially repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

General arrangement of the act

ss. 1 to 3 Provision of fire services

ss. 4 to 12 Fire Authorities

ss.13 to 16 Supply of water for fire-fighting

ss.17 to 25 Administrative provisions

ss.26 to 28 Pensions etc.

ss.29 to 39 Miscellaneous and General

First to Sixth Schedules

Extent and repeals

While the original act did not contain an "Extent" section, the preamble and text addressed Great Britain (and parts thereof) only.

England and Wales

The Fire Services Act 1947 was entirely repealed in England and Wales by the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, now the primary legislation for England and Wales.

Scotland

The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 extended only to England and Wales, thus leaving the Fire Services Act 1947 in force in Scotland. Most of the 1947 Act was later repealed by the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005, which left ^[1] ss. 26 to 27A (concerning the Firemen's Pension Scheme) still in force in Scotland.

Northern Ireland

The act does not extend to Northern Ireland.

See also

• Fire services in Scotland
• Fire service in the UK
• History of fire safety legislation in the United Kingdom
• History of fire brigades in the United Kingdom