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CIVIL DEFENCE

Made 9th March 1954

Coming into Operation 24th March 1954

Whereas by the Civil Defence (Designation of the Minister of Transport) Order, 1952^f1, the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation has been designated the Minister for certain purposes of the Civil Defence Act, 1948, including the purpose of making regulations under section 6 thereof in relation to the taking of measures for securing the continued operation of railway, canal, inland navigation, dock and harbour undertakings:

And whereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now, therefore, the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation in exercise of his powers under section 6 of the Civil Defence Act, 1948, and of all other powers him enabling in that behalf and with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations:—