{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-defence-general-local-authority-functions-regulations-1993/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-defence-general-local-authority-functions-regulations-1993/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1993/1812",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Defence (General Local Authority Functions) Regulations 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-defence-general-local-authority-functions-regulations-1993",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CIVIL DEFENCE\nMade 19th July 1993\nComing into force 1st August 1993\nIn exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 2, 6 and 8 of the Civil Defence Act 1948, I hereby make the following Regulations, a draft of which has been laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1948 c. 5; by virtue of section 9(2) the Secretary of State is the designated Minister for the purpose of making regulations prescribing civil defence functions of local authorities under section 2 (the definition of “local authority” in section 9(1) of the 1948 Act is substituted by S.I. 1990/776). The power to vary or revoke regulations made under the 1948 Act is extended by section 38(5) of the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1812/introduction",
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  },
  "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."
}