
1 
This Order may be cited as the South Eastern Combined Fire Area Administration (Amendment) (No.2) Scheme Order 1993.
2 
The South Eastern Combined Fire Area Administration Amendment (No. 2) Scheme 1993 set out in the Schedule to this Order, is hereby approved.
Fraser of Carmyllie
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St. Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
12th March 1993
SCHEDULE
Article 2
WHEREAS we, Lothian Regional Council and Borders Regional Council, being the councils of the regions comprised in the South Eastern Combined Fire Area as defined in subsection (3) of section 36 of the Fire Services Act 1947, submitted to the Secretary of State for Scotland the South Eastern Combined Fire Area Administration Scheme (hereinafter referred to as “said principal Scheme”) being an administration Scheme for the provision in that Combined Fire Area of the services required by section 1 of the said Act of 1947, which said principal Scheme was set out in the Schedule to, and approved by, the South Eastern Combined Fire Area Administration Scheme Order 1975: AND WHEREAS we, the said Lothian Regional Council and Borders Regional Council, wish to amend said principal Scheme in the manner hereinafter provided: NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred on us by subsections (3), (4) and (5) as read with subsection (7) of section 36 of the said Act of 1947, we hereby make the following Scheme:

1 
This Scheme may be cited as the South Eastern Combined Fire Area Administration Amendment (No. 2) Scheme 1993 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1993 (hereinafter referred to as “the appointed day”).
2 
As from the appointed day Article 27 of said principal Scheme (as amended by Article 7 of the South Eastern Combined Fire Area Administration Amendment Scheme 1988 (hereinafter referred to as “the Amendment Scheme”)) shall be revoked and the following substituted therefor:“
27 
The board shall, before the start of each financial year, prepare an estimate of its income and expenditure on revenue account for such financial year and make a requisition upon each of the fire authorities in respect of the defraying of the board’s expenses for such financial year. The fire authorities shall during each financial year pay to the board on or before the sixteenth day of each month an equal monthly instalment of the total sum so requisitioned for that period.”.
3 
As from the appointed day Article 28 of said principal Scheme (as amended by Article 8 of the Amendment Scheme) shall be revoked and the following substituted therefor:“
28 
The expenditure of the board in each financial year upon and incidental to the administra tion and maintenance of the combined brigade and any other expenditure which the board requires to defray as part of its expenditure under and for the purposes of the said Act of 1947 or any subsequent legislation after deducting therefrom all other receipts which require to be applied towards meeting such expenditure of the board, shall be apportioned between the fire authorities. The proportion to be borne by each fire authority shall be according to the expenditure incurred by the board in providing services within the area of that fire authority as calculated by agreement between the authorities.”.