Regulation 7 Protocols

In order to facilitate co-operation under regulation 4 or 6, general responders may enter into protocols with each other.

In order to facilitate co-operation under regulation 5 or under a provision in regulations made by the Scottish Ministers under Part 1 which imposes an analogous duty on Scottish Category 1 responders or Scottish Category 2 responders, general responders may enter into protocols with Scottish Category 1 responders.

Such protocols may in particular include provisions which relate to –

A protocol which facilitates co-operation under regulation 4 may in particular include provision relating to the performance of a general Category 2 responder’s duty under—

Where a protocol entered into by a general Category 2 responder and all general Category 1 responders which have functions which are exercisable in respect of a particular local resilience area includes any of the provision set out in paragraph (4), the general Category 2 responder’s duties under regulation 4 or 49 as appropriate in respect of that local resilience area shall be varied to the extent specified in the protocol.