SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1E+W+SMinor and consequential amendments

Civil Defence Act 1948 (c. 5)E+W

11(1)The Civil Defence Act 1948 is amended as follows.E+W

(2)In section 1(1)(b) (civil defence functions of Ministers), for “fire brigades” substitute “ employees of fire and rescue authorities ”.

(3)In section 5 (civil defence obligations)—

(a)for “fire brigades” substitute “ employees of fire and rescue authorities ”;

(b)omit the words “and brigades”;

(c)after “respectively” insert “ and by employees of fire and rescue authorities ”.

(4)In section 9(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “fire brigade”.