Fire Brigades Act 1938
The Fire Brigades Act 1938 (in force until 1941, repealed 1947) was the primary legislation for Great Britain, excluding London, that placed responsibility for the provision of a fire brigade onto the local authority,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]
The 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 took over as the primary legislation dealing with fire services in Great Britain.
See also
- Fire service in the United Kingdom
- Fire Services Act 1947
- Fire Services Act 1951
- Fire Services Act 1959
- Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004
- Fire (Scotland) Act 2005
References
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