{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-contingencies-act-2004-contingency-planning-regulations-2005/regulation-55",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-contingencies-act-2004-contingency-planning-regulations-2005/regulation-55.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2042",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-contingencies-act-2004-contingency-planning-regulations-2005",
  "path": "regulation/55",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "55",
  "heading": "Role of the London Fire Commissioner",
  "text": "(1) In London, it shall be the function of the London Fire Commissioner to –\n(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) on behalf of all relevant Category 1 responders which have functions which are exercisable in London, take the lead responsibility for performing the duty under section 2(1)(d) (duty to maintain emergency plans) in relation to pan-London emergencies;\n(c) at the request of a relevant Category 1 responder which has functions which are exercisable in London, assist that responder in –\n(i) carrying out exercises for the purpose of ensuring that a plan maintained by that relevant Category 1 responder by virtue of section 2(1)(c) or (d) in relation to a pan-London emergency is effective;\n(ii) the provision of training of staff of that Category 1 responder or other persons for the purposes of ensuring that a plan maintained by that relevant Category 1 responder by virtue of section 2(1)(c) or (d) is effective.\n(2) In this regulation –\n(a) “pan-London emergency” means an emergency which threatens serious damage to –\n(i) human welfare in London; or\n(ii) the environment of London;\n(b) “relevant Category 1 responder” means any Category 1 responder which is specified in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 (local authorities).\n(3) Subsections (2) and (3) of section 1 apply for the purposes of paragraph (2).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 55(1) substituted (E.) (1.4.2018) by The London Government (London Fire Commissioner and Policing) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/269), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 9(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 55(1)(a) omitted (1.4.2011) by virtue of The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/615), regs. 2, 6(2) (with reg. 7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Reg. 55 heading substituted (E.) (1.4.2018) by The London Government (London Fire Commissioner and Policing) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/269), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 9(2)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2042/regulation/55",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:55:06.271527+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}