# The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2005, Regulation 7: Role of Scottish Category 1 responder with lead responsibility

Extent: S

If, pursuant to regulation 6, a Scottish Category 1 responder has been identified as the Category 1 responder with lead responsibility in a particular co-ordination area for the performance of a particular duty under section 2(1)(a) to (f) in relation to an emergency or an emergency of a particular kind, that Scottish Category 1 responder must–
(a) take the lead responsibility in performing that duty in that co-ordination area in relation to that emergency or an emergency of that particular kind;
(b) consult the Scottish and general Category 1 responders which–
(i) have functions which are exercisable in that co-ordination area, and
(ii) are non-lead Category 1 responders in relation to that duty in so far as it applies to that emergency or an emergency of that particular kind,
in the course of performing that duty;
(c) ensure that those non lead Category 1 responders are kept informed of how the Scottish Category 1 responder with the lead responsibility is performing the duty; and
(d) co-operate with those non lead Category 1 responders (and in particular, co-operate for the purpose of ensuring so far as is reasonably practicable that those non-lead Category 1 responders approve of the way in which the Scottish Category 1 responder with lead responsibility is performing the duty).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/494/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-contingencies-act-2004-contingency-planning-scotland-regulations-2005/regulation-7
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