Fire (Scotland) Act 2005

30Exercise of powers under sections 27 and 29: securing of premisesS
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An employee of [F1SFRS] who, by virtue of section 27 or 29, enters premises—

(a)which are unoccupied; or

(b)from which the occupier is temporarily absent,

and who is authorised to do so by virtue of those sections shall on departure leave the premises as effectively secured against unauthorised entry as the employee found them.

Textual Amendments

F1Word in s. 30 substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 7 para. 68(13); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)