Part 2: Local Democracy and Devolution Police and crime and fire and rescue functions Section 34: Exercise of fire and rescue functions Effect
Subsection (1) limits the application of this section to a mayor of a CCA who has been conferred both the fire and rescue authority functions and police and crime commissioner functions.
	Subsections (2), (3) and (4) enable the Secretary of State to make provision, by regulations, that enables a CCA mayor to delegate fire and rescue functions to the chief constable of the police force for their area, and for the chief constable to further delegate these functions to both police and fire and rescue personnel; that is, to members of their police force, to the civilian staff of their police force, to members of fire and rescue staff appointed by the chief constable, or to any fire and rescue staff transferred to the chief constable under a transfer scheme made under this Act. Regulations made by the Secretary of State can determine which functions of the fire and rescue authority can or cannot be delegated by the mayor to the chief constable, and can or cannot be sub-delegated by the chief constable to their fire or police personnel.
	Subsection (6) provides that this section is subject to section 35 of this Act (Section 35 regulations: procedures), and section 37 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 which restricts the employment of police in fire-fighting.
	Subsection (7) defines "fire and rescue functions" as used in this section.