| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make further provision for fire services in Great Britain and for purposes connected therewith. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 72 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 July 1938 |
The Fire Brigades Act 1938 (1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 72) (in force until 1941, repealed 1947) was the primary legislation for Great Britain, excluding London, that placed responsibility for the provision of a fire brigade onto the local authority,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 passed following a report by the Departmental Committee on Fire Brigade Services 1935, which was also known as the Riverdale Committee in reference to its chairman, Lord Riverdale.[2][3]
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.
- ^ London Fire Brigade: Key dates (accessed 29 Jan 07) Archived 2008-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ewen, Shane (2009). Fighting Fires: Creating the British Fire Service, 1800–1978. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 125. ISBN 9780230248403. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Catalogue record: COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND CONFERENCES: Departmental Committee on Fire Brigade Services 1935 (The Riverdale Committee): signed report". National Archives. Retrieved 27 March 2020.