PART IINTRODUCTORY

Title and commencement1

F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Interpretation2

F2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART IIFIRE SERVICES

The Fire Authority for Northern Ireland

The Fire Authority for Northern Ireland3

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Duties of the Authority4

F4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Powers of the Authority5

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Fire-hydrants6

F6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Water supplies7

F7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Application of certain provisions of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 19728

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Administration and finance

Establishment scheme9

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PensionsF1010

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1

The Department, with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel, may by order provide⿿

a

for the establishment and maintenance of one or more pension schemes for the purpose of providing pensions and other similar benefits in respect of the service of members of the fire brigade employed by the Authority;

b

for the payment of contributions by the Authority or by members of the fire brigade, or both by the Authority and the members of the fire brigade;

c

for securing that service with any body other than the Authority may, in such cases, upon such terms and subject to such conditions as may be specified in the order, be reckoned for superannuation purposes; and

d

for reckoning for superannuation purposes, upon such terms and subject to such conditions as may be specified in the order, of service occurring before 14th February 1950, as well as of service occurring thereafter.

2

The Department may by order apply, subject to such modifications and conditions as may be specified in the order and as from such date as may be so specified, as respects employees (other than members of the fire brigade) of the Authority the provisions of any statutory provision for the time being in force relating to the pensions payable to or in respect of employees of district councils.

3

An order made under this Article may provide for⿿

a

the making as a condition precedent to the reckoning under paragraph (1) (c) of service with a body other than the Authority of⿿

i

payments (whether in the form of repayments of contributions, payments of accrued superannuation values or any other payment of whatsoever nature directed to the creation or preservation of pension rights of the person concerned) by any former employer of the person concerned or out of any superannuation fund relevant to that person's former employment;

ii

where the person concerned has received any payment in respect of his pension rights upon ceasing to be employed in his former employment, payments by that person equal to all or any of the amounts so received;

b

in the case of a person who having ceased to be in the employment of the Authority has entered the employment of another person, the making of payments by the Authority corresponding to any payments such as are described in sub-paragraph (a) (i);

c

pensions and other superannuation benefits which are being paid or may become payable to or in respect of such persons as are specified in the order being persons who before the date so specified died or ceased to serve in the employment, service in which qualified them for those pensions or superannuation benefits;

and any former employer such as is referred to in sub-paragraph (a) (i) and the person having charge of any superannuation fund such as is so referred to shall have power to make the payments mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) (i) if, apart from the provisions of this paragraph, they would not have power to do so.

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Paragraphs (1) to (3) are subject to sections 18 and 19 of the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (restrictions on benefits provided under existing schemes).

4

An order under this Article may be framed so as to have effect as from a date earlier than the making of the order and section 18 (2) of the Administrative and Financial Provisions Act (Northern Ireland) 1962F12 shall not apply to any such order.

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F13Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), an order made under that paragraph may make provision⿿

F13a

where a person, immediately before he undertakes service of a description specified in Schedule 1 to the Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951F14 or attends for hourly instruction as defined in section 42 of that Act, is a member of the fire brigade, for treating the period of such service or instruction and such further period, if any, as may be specified in the order, on such conditions, if any, as may be so specified, as service in the employment of the Authority.

F13b

for the manner in which any question arising under the order is to be determined and for appeals from determinations of any such question.

Expenditure by the Authority11

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F16Accounts and audit12

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Estimates of the Authority's receipts and payments13

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Payments to the Authority14

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Borrowing powers15

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Annual report16

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Insurance by the Authority against accidents to its members17

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Owners, occupiers, etc., not to pay for fire services18

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Miscellaneous

Power to extinguish fires, etc.19

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False alarms20

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PART IIIFIRE PRECAUTIONS

Premises for which fire certificates are required

Interpretation21

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Uses of premises for which fire certificate is compulsory22

F27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Premises exempt from Article 2223

F28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Power to make fire certificate compulsory for use of premises as dwelling etc.24

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Right of appeal against, and coming into force of, notices under Article 2425

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Fire certificates

Application for, and issue of, fire certificate26

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F32Powers for the Authority to grant exemption in particular cases26A

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F34Withdrawal of exemptions under Article 26A26B

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Contents of fire certificate27

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Offences in relation to foregoing provisions28

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Change of conditions affecting adequacy of certain matters specified in fire certificate, etc.29

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F39Change of conditions affecting premises for which exemption has been granted29A

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F41Charges for issue or amendment of fire certificates29B

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Right of appeal as regards matters arising out of Articles 26 to 2930

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F44Duty as to means of escape and for fighting fire31

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F46Codes of practice as to means of escape and for fighting fire31A

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F48Legal effect of codes of practice31B

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F50Improvement notices31C

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F52Rights of appeal against improvement notices31D

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F54Provision as to offences31E

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Means of escape from fire in hotels and boarding houses32

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Premises involving excessive fire risk

F57Special procedure in case of serious risk: prohibition notices33

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F59Rights of appeal against prohibition notices33A

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F61Provision as to offences33B

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Regulations about fire precautions

Power to make regulations about fire precautions34

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Exercise of certain powers of Authority where building regulations as to means of escape apply35

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Consultation between the Authority and other authorities

District councils to consult Authority before dispensing with or relaxing certain requirements of building regulations36

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District councils to consult Authority in certain cases before passing plans37

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Authority to consult other authorities before requiring alterations to buildings38

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Enforcement

Enforcement of this Part39

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Powers of authorised members of the fire brigade40

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Restriction on disclosure of information41

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Supplemental

Suspension of terms and conditions of licences dealing with same matters as fire certificates or regulations46

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Modification of application of this Part to factory, office and shop premises47

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Power to apply this Part to vessels and movable structures48

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Application of this Part to Crown, etc.49

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PART IVFUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT

F81Functions of the Department49A

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Inspectors50

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Inquiries and default powers51

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PART VMISCELLANEOUS

Orders and regulations52

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Amendments, savings, transitional provisions and repeals53

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