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(a) in subsection (1) after the words “fire authority” insert “and subject to subsection (1A)”; and

(b) after subsection (1), insert—

“(1A) No byelaw may be made under this section in so far as it relates to any matter in relation to which requirements or prohibitions are or could be imposed by or under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.”.

Zoo Licensing Act 1981

21. Section 3 of the Zoo Licensing Act 1981(a)^[1] (consideration of application for licence) is amended as follows—

(a) in subsection (2), for paragraph (c) substitute “(c) the relevant fire and rescue authority”; and

(b) after subsection (2) insert—

“(3) In subsection (2) “the relevant fire and rescue authority” means—

(a) where the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to the zoo—

(i) the enforcing authority within the meaning given by article 25 of that Order, and

(ii) the fire and rescue authority under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 for the area in which the whole or any part of the zoo is situated, if that authority is not the enforcing authority mentioned in sub-paragraph (i);

(b) in any other case, the fire and rescue authority under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 for the area in which the whole or any part of the zoo is situated .”.

Greater Manchester Act 1981

22.—(1) The Greater Manchester Act 1981(b)^[2] is amended as follows.

(2) In section 58 (safety of stands)—

(a) in subsection (6), after the words “conditions which” insert “subject to subsection (6A),”; and

(b) after subsection (6) insert—

“(6A) No modification or condition may be required under subsection (6) above in so far as it relates to any matter in relation to which requirements or prohibitions are or could be imposed by or under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.”.

(3) In section 59 (byelaws with regard to certain temporary structures)—

(a) in subsection (1) after the words “fire authority” insert “and subject to subsection (1A)”; and

(b) after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) No byelaw may be made under this section in so far as it relates to any matter in relation to which requirements or prohibitions are or could be imposed by or under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.”.

(4) Omit section 62 (firemen’s switches for luminous tube signs).

(5) In section 66(1) (fire and safety precautions in public and other buildings) for the words from “If it appears” to “such building” substitute “If it appears to a district council that for the purpose of preventing injury or danger (other than injury or danger arising from fire) to persons

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1. (a) 1981 (c. 37). Section 3 was amended by the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51), section 102 and Schedule 17, by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19), section 66 and Schedule 16 and by the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21), section 53(1) and paragraph 51 of Schedule 1.
2. (b) 1981 (c. ix).

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