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Civil Contingencies Act 2004

2004 c. 36 · Enacted 18 November 2004 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision about civil contingencies.

[18th November 2004]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: Local Arrangements for Civil Protection
  2. Introductory
  3. 1Meaning of “emergency”
  4. Contingency planning
  5. 2Duty to assess, plan and advise
  6. 3Section 2: supplemental
  7. 4Advice and assistance to the public
  8. Civil protection
  9. 5General measures
  10. 6Disclosure of information
  11. General
  12. 7Urgency
  13. 8Urgency: Scotland
  14. 8AUrgency: Wales
  15. 9Monitoring by Government
  16. 10Enforcement
  17. 11Enforcement: Scotland
  18. 11AEnforcement: Wales
  19. 12Provision of information
  20. 12ANorthern Ireland: provision or disclosure of national security information
  21. 13Amendment of lists of responders
  22. 14Scotland: consultation
  23. 14ANorthern Ireland: consultation
  24. 14BWales: consultation
  25. 15Scotland: cross-border collaboration
  26. 15ANorthern Ireland: cross-border collaboration
  27. 15BWales: cross-border collaboration
  28. 16National Assembly for Wales
  29. 17Regulations and orders
  30. 18Interpretation, &c.
  31. Part 2: Emergency powers
  32. 19Meaning of “emergency”
  33. 20Power to make emergency regulations
  34. 21Conditions for making emergency regulations
  35. 22Scope of emergency regulations
  36. 23Limitations of emergency regulations
  37. 24Regional and Emergency Coordinators
  38. 25Establishment of tribunal Repealed
  39. 26Duration
  40. 27Parliamentary scrutiny
  41. 28Parliamentary scrutiny: prorogation and adjournment
  42. 29Consultation with devolved administrations
  43. 30Procedure
  44. 31Interpretation
  45. Part 3: General
  46. 32Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
  47. 33Money
  48. 34Commencement
  49. 35Extent
  50. 36Short title
  51. Schedule 1: Category 1 and 2 Responders
  52. Part 1: Category 1 Responders: General
  53. Local authorities
  54. 1Paragraph 1
  55. 1AParagraph 1A
  56. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  57. Emergency services
  58. 3Paragraph 3
  59. 4Paragraph 4
  60. Health
  61. 4AParagraph 4A
  62. 4BParagraph 4B
  63. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  64. 6Paragraph 6
  65. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  66. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  67. 9Paragraph 9
  68. 10Paragraph 10
  69. Miscellaneous
  70. 11Paragraph 11
  71. 12Paragraph 12
  72. 12AParagraph 12A Repealed
  73. Part 2: Category 1 Responders: Scotland
  74. Local authorities
  75. 13Paragraph 13
  76. Emergency services
  77. 14Paragraph 14
  78. 15Paragraph 15
  79. 16Paragraph 16
  80. Health
  81. 17Paragraph 17
  82. Integration authorities
  83. 17AParagraph 17A
  84. Miscellaneous
  85. 18Paragraph 18
  86. Part 2A: Category 1 Responders: Wales
  87. Local authorities
  88. 18AParagraph 18A
  89. Emergency services
  90. 18BParagraph 18B
  91. Health
  92. 18CParagraph 18C
  93. 18DParagraph 18D
  94. Environment
  95. 18EParagraph 18E
  96. Port Health Authorities
  97. 18FParagraph 18F
  98. Part 3: Category 2 Responders: General
  99. Utilities
  100. 19Paragraph 19
  101. 20Paragraph 20
  102. 21Paragraph 21
  103. 22Paragraph 22
  104. Transport
  105. 23Paragraph 23
  106. 24Paragraph 24
  107. 25Paragraph 25
  108. 26Paragraph 26
  109. 26AParagraph 26A
  110. 27Paragraph 27
  111. 28Paragraph 28
  112. Health and safety
  113. 29Paragraph 29
  114. Health
  115. 29ZAParagraph 29ZA Repealed
  116. 29AParagraph 29A Repealed
  117. Miscellaneous
  118. 29BParagraph 29B
  119. 29CParagraph 29C
  120. 29DParagraph 29D
  121. Part 4: Category 2 Responders: Scotland
  122. Utilities
  123. 30Paragraph 30
  124. 31Paragraph 31
  125. 32Paragraph 32
  126. 33Paragraph 33
  127. Transport
  128. 34Paragraph 34
  129. 35Paragraph 35
  130. 36Paragraph 36
  131. 36AParagraph 36A
  132. 37Paragraph 37
  133. Health
  134. 38Paragraph 38
  135. 38AParagraph 38A
  136. Part 5: Category 2 Responders: Wales
  137. Utilities
  138. 39Paragraph 39
  139. Transport
  140. 40Paragraph 40
  141. Schedule 2: Minor and Consequential Amendments and Repeals
  142. Part 1: Amendments and Repeals Consequential on Part 1
  143. Civil Defence Act 1939 (c. 31)
  144. 1Paragraph 1
  145. Civil Defence Act (Northern Ireland) 1939 (c. 15 (N.I.))
  146. 2Paragraph 2
  147. Civil Defence Act 1948 (c. 5)
  148. 3Paragraph 3
  149. Civil Defence Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 (c. 11 (N.I.))
  150. 4Paragraph 4
  151. Defence Contracts Act 1958 (c. 38)
  152. 5Paragraph 5
  153. Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968 (c. 14)
  154. 6Paragraph 6
  155. Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
  156. 7Paragraph 7
  157. Civil Protection in Peacetime Act 1986 (c. 22)
  158. 8Paragraph 8
  159. Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)
  160. 9Paragraph 9
  161. Metropolitan County Fire and Rescue Authorities
  162. 10Paragraph 10
  163. Part 2: Amendments and Repeals Consequential on Part 2
  164. Emergency Powers Act 1920 (c. 55)
  165. 11Paragraph 11
  166. Emergency Powers Act (Northern Ireland) 1926 (c. 8)
  167. 12Paragraph 12
  168. Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47)
  169. 13Paragraph 13
  170. Part 3: Minor Amendments
  171. Energy Act 1976 (c. 76)
  172. 14Paragraph 14
  173. Highways Act 1980 (c. 66)
  174. 15Paragraph 15
  175. Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27)
  176. 16Paragraph 16
  177. Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54)
  178. 17Paragraph 17
  179. Schedule 3Repeals and Revocations