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Civil Contingencies Act 2004

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part 1 Local Arrangements for Civil Protection

    1. Introductory

      1. 1.Meaning of “emergency”

    2. Contingency planning

      1. 2.Duty to assess, plan and advise

      2. 3.Section 2: supplemental

      3. 4.Advice and assistance to the public

    3. Civil protection

      1. 5.General measures

      2. 6.Disclosure of information

    4. General

      1. 7.Urgency

      2. 8.Urgency: Scotland

      3. 9.Monitoring by Government

      4. 10.Enforcement

      5. 11.Enforcement: Scotland

      6. 12.Provision of information

      7. 13.Amendment of lists of responders

      8. 14.Scotland: consultation

      9. 15.Scotland: cross-border collaboration

      10. 16.National Assembly for Wales

      11. 17.Regulations and orders

      12. 18.Interpretation, &c.

  3. Part 2 Emergency powers

    1. 19.Meaning of “emergency”

    2. 20.Power to make emergency regulations

    3. 21.Conditions for making emergency regulations

    4. 22.Scope of emergency regulations

    5. 23.Limitations of emergency regulations

    6. 24.Regional and Emergency Coordinators

    7. 25.Establishment of tribunal

    8. 26.Duration

    9. 27.Parliamentary scrutiny

    10. 28.Parliamentary scrutiny: prorogation and adjournment

    11. 29.Consultation with devolved administrations

    12. 30.Procedure

    13. 31.Interpretation

  4. Part 3 General

    1. 32.Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

    2. 33.Money

    3. 34.Commencement

    4. 35.Extent

    5. 36.Short title

  5. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Category 1 and 2 Responders

      1. Part 1 Category 1 Responders: General

        1. 1.Local authorities

        2. 2.In relation to Wales— (a) a county council, and

        3. 3.Emergency services

        4. 4.A fire and rescue authority within the meaning of section...

        5. 5.Health

        6. 6.An NHS foundation trust (within the meaning of section 1...

        7. 7.A Primary Care Trust established under section 16A of the...

        8. 8.A Local Health Board established under section 16BA of the...

        9. 9.(1) The Health Protection Agency established by section 1 of...

        10. 10.A port health authority constituted under section 2(4) of the...

        11. 11.Miscellaneous

        12. 12.The Secretary of State, in so far as his functions...

      2. Part 2 Category 1 Responders: Scotland

        1. 13.Local authorities

        2. 14.Emergency services

        3. 15.(1) A fire authority. (2) In sub-paragraph (1) “fire authority”...

        4. 16.The Scottish Ambulance Service Board.

        5. 17.Health

        6. 18.Miscellaneous

      3. Part 3 Category 2 Responders: General

        1. 19.Utilities

        2. 20.(1) A person holding a licence of a kind specified...

        3. 21.A water undertaker or sewerage undertaker appointed under section 6...

        4. 22.(1) A person who provides a public electronic communications network...

        5. 23.Transport

        6. 24.A person who provides services in connection with railways in...

        7. 25.(1) Transport for London. (2) London Underground Limited (being a...

        8. 26.An airport operator, within the meaning of section 82(1) of...

        9. 27.A harbour authority, within the meaning of section 46(1) of...

        10. 28.The Secretary of State, in so far as his functions...

        11. 29.Health and safety

      4. Part 4 Category 2 Responders: Scotland

        1. 30.Utilities

        2. 31.(1) A person holding a licence of a kind specified...

        3. 32.Scottish Water, established by section 20 of, and Schedule 3...

        4. 33.(1) A person who provides a public electronic communications network...

        5. 34.Transport

        6. 35.A person who provides services in connection with railways—

        7. 36.An airport operator within the meaning of section 82(1) of...

        8. 37.A harbour authority, within the meaning of section 46(1) of...

        9. 38.Health

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Minor and Consequential Amendments and Repeals

      1. Part 1 Amendments and Repeals Consequential on Part 1

        1. 1.Civil Defence Act 1939 (c. 31)

        2. 2.Civil Defence Act (Northern Ireland) 1939 (c. 15 (N.I.))

        3. 3.Civil Defence Act 1948 (c. 5)

        4. 4.Civil Defence Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 (c. 11 (N.I.))

        5. 5.Defence Contracts Act 1958 (c. 38)

        6. 6.Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968 (c. 14)

        7. 7.Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)

        8. 8.Civil Protection in Peacetime Act 1986 (c. 22)

        9. 9.Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)

        10. 10.Metropolitan County Fire and Rescue Authorities

      2. Part 2 Amendments and Repeals Consequential on Part 2

        1. 11.Emergency Powers Act 1920 (c. 55)

        2. 12.Emergency Powers Act (Northern Ireland) 1926 (c. 8)

        3. 13.Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47)

      3. Part 3 Minor Amendments

        1. 14.Energy Act 1976 (c. 76)

        2. 15.Highways Act 1980 (c. 66)

        3. 16.Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27)

        4. 17.Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54)

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Repeals and Revocations

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