The Fire Brigades Act 1938 (1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 72) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act was the primary legislation for Great Britain, excluding London, that placed responsibility for the provision of a fire brigade onto the local authority, and away from the insurance companies.[1]
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make further provision for fire services in Great Britain and for purposes connected therewith. |
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| Citation | 1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 72 |
| Territorial extent | [b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 July 1938 |
| Commencement | 29 July 1938[c] |
| Repealed | 31 July 1947 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Fire Services Act 1947 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Background
editThe act was passed following a report by the Departmental Committee on Fire Brigade Services 1935, which was also known as the Riverdale Committee in reference to its chairman, Lord Riverdale.[2][3]
Subsequent developments
editThe act was only in force for a short time before in 1941 all local authority fire services in Great Britain were transferred to the National Fire Service. After World War II new legislation was passed and the Fire Services Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 41) took over as the primary legislation dealing with fire services in Great Britain.
See also
editNotes
edit- ↑ Section 30(1).
- ↑ Section 30(2).
- ↑ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.
References
edit- ↑ London Fire Brigade: Key dates (accessed 29 Jan 07) Archived 2008-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Ewen, Shane (2009). Fighting Fires: Creating the British Fire Service, 1800–1978. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 125. ISBN 9780230248403. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ↑ "Catalogue record: COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND CONFERENCES: Departmental Committee on Fire Brigade Services 1935 (The Riverdale Committee): signed report". National Archives. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
External links
edit- Text of the Fire Brigades Act 1938 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
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