S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2020 No. 168  FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES, ENGLAND  The Combined Fire and Rescue Authorities (Membership and  Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 2020  The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by  sections 18 and 190(1) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989( a ), sections 100 and  105(2)(b) of the Local Government Act 2000( b ) (“the 2000 Act”) and sections 2(6), 3, 4(4) and  60(2) of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004( c ) (“the 2004 Act”).  In accordance with sections 2(6) and 4(5) of the 2004 Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the  authorities which appeared to the Secretary of State likely to be affected by Part 2 of these  Regulations and such other persons as the Secretary of State considered appropriate.  In accordance with sections 2(8)(b) and 4(6) of the 2004 Act, the Secretary of State has caused an  inquiry to be held in relation to the variation of the scheme set out in the Schedule to the Dorset  and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority (Combination Scheme) Order 2015( d ) and the variation  of the Cleveland Fire Services Combination Scheme( e ).  The other authorities which are affected by a variation made by Part 2 of these Regulations have  agreed to the relevant variation.  In accordance with section 100(5) of the 2000 Act, the Secretary of State has consulted such  representatives of local government and such other persons as the Secretary of State considered  appropriate about Part 3 of these Regulations.  ( a ) 1989 c. 42. Section 18 has been amended by the Police and Magistrates’ Court Act 1994 (c. 29), Schedule 4, paragraph 37,  the Education Act 1996 (c. 56), Schedule 37, paragraph 97, and by the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22), section 99. ( b ) 2000 c. 22.  ( c )  2004 c. 21. Sections 2 and 4 have been amended by the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c.  28), Schedule 1, paragraph 22, the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), Schedule  7, Part 4, and the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), Schedule 22, paragraph 16. Section 3 has been amended by the Policing  and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), section 7. Section 60 has been amended by the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), section 9.  ( d ) S.I. 2015/435, as amended by S.I. 2017/1165.  ( e )  The Scheme is set out in the Schedule to the Cleveland Fire Services (Combination Scheme) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3131);  to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.  Made  -  -  -  -  21st February 2020  Laid before Parliament  26th February 2020  Coming into force -  -  18th March 2020 