Clause 37 - Duty to secure water supply etc
Fire and Rescue Services Bill
Public Bill Committees, 2 March 2004, 10:30 am
Mr Nick Raynsford (Minister of State (Local and Regional Government), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; Greenwich & Woolwich, Labour)
The hon. Gentleman is right that the general effect of the part 5 clauses is to re-enact the provisions in the 1947 Act. There are one or two changes that reflect change in practice, notably the charging regimes that relate to the 1991 legislation,
and therefore there are exemptions in respect of the requirement for water for firefighting purposes, which have been introduced since 1947. Otherwise the provisions are exactly as envisaged in the original legislation. I hope that that explanation allows us to move rapidly through the clauses.
Question put and agreed to.
Clause 37 ordered to stand part of the Bill.