The Fire (Additional Function) (Scotland) Order 2005

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    (2) Any reference in this Order to protecting people from serious harm shall be construed as a reference to protecting persons from death, serious injury or serious illness.

Chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incident
     3. For the purpose of enabling action to be taken in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incident in its area, a specified authority shall–

(a) make provision for–


(i) the removal of chemical, biological or radio-active contaminants from people; and

(ii) the capture of any water used to remove such contaminants; and



(b) make arrangements for ensuring that reasonable steps are taken to prevent or limit serious harm to the environment resulting from action taken for the purpose of paragraph (a).

Search and rescue
     4. —(1) A specified authority shall make provision for the purpose of rescuing persons who may be trapped and protecting them from serious harm in the event of–

(a) a landslide; or

(b) the collapse of a building, tunnel or other structure,

in its area.

    (2) The function conferred by paragraph (1) shall not apply where it is reasonable for a specified authority to conclude that another person with search and rescue functions or specialist search and rescue capabilities can make satisfactory provision for the emergency in connection with which the function is conferred.

Serious flooding
     5. A specified authority shall make provision for the purpose of–

(a) rescuing people trapped, or likely to become trapped, by water; and

(b) protecting them from serious harm,

in the event of serious flooding in its area.

Serious transport incidents
     6. A specified authority shall make provision for the purpose of rescuing people trapped by wreckage and debris and protecting them from serious harm in the event of a serious transport incident in its area.

Responding to emergencies outwith a relevant authority's area
     7. —(1) This article applies where–

(a) a specified authority maintains specialist resources for responding to emergencies of a type specified in any of articles 3, 4, 5 or 6;

(b) an emergency of a type specified in articles 3, 4, 5 or 6 has occurred or is likely to occur in the area of another specified authority ("the second authority"); and

(c) the second authority has requested the specified authority to act in relation to an emergency for which the specified authority has the appropriate specialist resources.

    (2) Where this article applies, a specified authority is required, to the extent that it is reasonable to do so, to use its specialist resources in the area of the second authority to deal with the emergency.

    (3) In this article, "specialist resources" means resources maintained for the purpose of discharging functions conferred by this Order, including any personnel who have received specialist training for that purpose.

Nature of provision for emergencies
     8. —(1) For the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Order, a specified authority shall in particular–

(a) secure the provision of such equipment as may be necessary to meet efficiently all normal requirements of articles 5 and 6;

(b) secure the provision of such personnel, services and training for personnel as may be necessary efficiently to meet all normal requirements of this Order;

(c) make arrangements for dealing with calls for help and summoning personnel;

(d) make arrangements for obtaining information required or likely to be required for those purposes; and

(e) make arrangements for ensuring that reasonable steps are taken to prevent or limit damage to property resulting from action taken for those purposes.

HUGH HENRY
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew's House, Edinburgh
7th June 2005