# The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2005, Regulation 11: Guidance and risk assessments issued by Scottish Ministers

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(1) The Scottish Ministers may issue to Scottish Category 1 responders (or any class of Scottish Category 1 responders) guidance as to–
(a) the likelihood of a particular emergency or an emergency of a particular kind occurring;
(b) the extent to which a particular emergency or an emergency of a particular kind would or might (if it occurred) cause damage to human welfare in a place in the Scotland, the environment of a place in Scotland or the security of the United Kingdom.
(2) The Scottish Ministers may issue to Scottish Category 1 responders (or any class of Scottish Category 1 responders) an assessment of the matters specified in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (1).
(3) In performing its duty under section 2(1)(a), a Scottish Category 1 responder must–
(a) take into account any guidance issued to it under paragraph (1); and
(b) adopt any assessment issued to it under paragraph (2).
(4) Any guidance issued under paragraph (1) or assessment issued under paragraph (2) must be in writing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/494/regulation/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-contingencies-act-2004-contingency-planning-scotland-regulations-2005/regulation-11
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