## Employment by the Authority 

20.  The Authority may employ such persons as it considers necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions. 

## Authority use of constituent authority employees 

21.  The Authority may make arrangements with any constituent authority for the use by the Authority of the services of employees of the constituent authority and for the making of contracts and payments on behalf of the Authority by the constituent authority. 

## Relevant powers of local authorities under Local Government Act 1972 

22.  Sections 114, 115, 116, 117(1), (2) and (3) and 119 of the Local Government Act 1972 apply to the officers and employees of the Authority as if reference in those provisions to a local authority, other than references to a parish council, were references to the Authority( a ). 

## Property etc held solely for fire and rescue authority purposes 

## Property, rights and liabilities 

## PART 5 

23. —(1) All property, rights and liabilities held or incurred by the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority transfer to the Authority on 1st April 2021. 

(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), all property, rights and liabilities held or incurred by Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority, solely in connection with the provision of fire services, transfer to the Authority on 1st April 2021. 

(3) The property, rights and liabilities transferred in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) do not include— 

(a) any property, rights and liabilities in respect of deferred and pensioner members of the Isle of Wight Council Pension Fund, and 

(b) any debt relating to transferring assets. 

(4) All contracts, deeds, bonds, agreements, licences and other instruments subsisting in favour of, or against Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority, will from 1st April 2021, be in full force and effect in favour of, or against the Authority. 

(5) All contracts, deed, bonds, licences and instruments subsisting in favour of or against Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority, solely in connection with the provision of fire services, will from 1st April 2021, be in full force and effect in favour of or against the Authority. 

(6) All notices in force which were given or have effect as if given by the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority will from 1st April 2021, be in full force and effect in favour of, or against, the Authority. 

(7) All notices in force which were given or have effect as if given by the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority, solely in connection with the provision of fire services, will from 1st April 2021, be in full force and effect in favour of, or against the Authority. 

(8) Subject to sub-paragraph (3) for the purposes of this paragraph— 

“property, rights and liabilities” includes all relevant pensions for civilians and fire officers. 

“relevant pensions for civilian and fire officers” means— 

