| Short Title: | Fire Services Act 1947 |
| Type: | Act |
| 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. |
| Year: | 1947 |
| Royal Assent: | 31 July 1947 |
| Status: | partially_repealed |
| Statute Book Chapter: | 10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 41 |
| Original Text: | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/10-11/41/section/36/enacted |
| Revised Text: | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/10-11/41/section/36 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 |
| Amendments: | Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 |
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.
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
While the original Act did not contain an "Extent" section, the Preamble and text addressed Great Britain (and parts thereof) only.
The Fire Services Act 1947 was entirely repealed in England and Wales by the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, now the primary legislation for England and Wales.
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 Most of the 1947 Act was later repealed by the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005, which left ss. 26 to 27A (concerning the Firemen's Pension Scheme) still in force in Scotland.
The Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.