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FIRE SERVICES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1969 - SECT 3

1972 c.9

3.(1) The powers of [the fire authority] shall include power

(a)to provide accommodation for [fire brigades], fire engines, appliances or
equipment..., including housing and other accommodation for members of [fire
brigades] and furniture reasonably required for such accommodation;

(b)to purchase (either by agreement or compulsorily in accordance with the
provisions of subsection (2)) or take on lease any land required for the
purposes of its functions under this Act;

(c)to dispose of or mortgage, charge or otherwise deal with any land for the
time being vested in it;

(d)to enter into such contracts as may from time to time be necessary for the
purposes of this Act, as if the fire authority were a [district council];

(e)to pay to any persons who render services in connection with the extinction
of fires and the protection of life and property in case of fire such rewards
as it thinks fit, which in the case of a member of a fire brigade may be in
addition to the remuneration of any such member;

Para.(f) rep. by 1973 NI9 art.12 sch.2 Pt.I

(g)to employ a fire brigade maintained by it, or use any fire engine,
appliance or equipment so maintained, outside its area; and

(h)to employ a fire brigade maintained by it, or use any fire engine,
appliance, or equipment so maintained, for such purposes other than
[fire-fighting purposes] as it may think fit, and in respect of any such
employment or use to charge and recover such sum by way of fees or expenses as
the fire authority may think reasonable.

(2) Where [the fire authority] desires to acquire otherwise than by agreement
any land which it considers necessary for the purposes of this Act, the
fire authority may apply to the Ministry for an order vesting such land in
them and the Ministry shall, subject to subsection (3), have power to make
such order; and the provisions of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland)
[1972], which are specified in Schedule 1, shall have effect in relation to
every such vesting order subject to the modifications and adaptations set out
in that Schedule.

(3) Before making any order under subsection (2), the Ministry shall have
regard to the effect which the order, if made, would have on the user, value
and amenities of land in the immediate neighbourhood of the land proposed to
be acquired.

(4) The proceeds of the sale by [the fire authority] of any property acquired
or held by it under or by virtue of this Act, and the amount of any fees or
charges paid to [the fire authority] in respect of any services rendered by it
under this Act for which the fire authority may receive payment, shall be
applied by the fire authority for the purposes of this Act.

(5) [The fire authority] may provide and maintain or cause to be provided and
maintained fire alarms in such positions in any street or public place, as it
thinks proper, and any such fire alarm may be affixed to any wall or fence
adjoining a street or public place so however that the user of or access to
any lands or premises shall not be unreasonably obstructed thereby.

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