Civil Contingencies Act 2004

Commentary on Sections

Section 15: Scotland: cross-border collaboration

34.Subsection (1) enables the Scottish Ministers to make regulations requiring Scottish Category 1 and 2 responders to co-operate with, and to provide information to, a Category 1 responder listed in Part 1 of Schedule 1 in connection with the duty of that Category 1 responder under section 2 or 4 of the Act.Subsection (2) enables the Scottish Ministers to issue guidance about such regulations. Subsection (3) confers an analogous power on a Minister of the Crown in relation to Category 1 and 2 responders listed in Part 1 or 3 of Schedule 1 for the purposes of requiring such responders to co-operate with, and to provide information to, a Scottish Category 1 responder in connection with the duty of that Scottish Category 1 responder under section 2 or 4 of the Act.Subsection (4) enables a Minister of the Crown to issue guidance on such regulations.

35.Subsection (5) enables the Scottish Ministers to make an order requiring a Scottish Category 1 or 2 responder to co-operate with, or to provide information to, a Category 1 responder listed in Part 1 of Schedule 1 which is subject to a duty under an order made under section 5 by a Minister of the Crown. Subsection (6) confers an analogous power on a Minister of the Crown to require a Category 1 or 2 responder listed in Part 1 or 3 of Schedule 1 to co-operate with, or to provide information to, a Scottish Category 1 responder which is subject to a duty under an order made under section 5 by the Scottish Ministers.

36.Subsection (7) provides that responders must comply with an order or regulations under section 15 and must have regard to guidance issued under section 15.Subsection (8) modifies provisions of Part 1 so as to ensure that relevant provisions of Part 1 apply to the regulation and order making powers conferred by section 15.