# The Fire and Rescue Services (Emergencies) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) In this Order—
“chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incident” means an event or situation involving the release or potential release of chemical, biological or radio-active contaminants;
“emergency” means an event or situation that causes or is likely to cause—
(a) a person to die, be seriously injured or become seriously ill, or
(b) serious harm to the environment (including the life and health of plants and animals and the fabric of buildings);
“serious transport incident” means an event or situation involving a train, tram, ship at berth or aircraft that causes or is likely to cause a person to die, be seriously injured or become seriously ill; and
“serious flooding” means flooding that causes or is likely to cause a person to die, be seriously injured or become seriously ill and which results from —
(a) natural causes; or
(b) an escape of water.
(2) Any reference in this Order to protecting a person from serious harm shall be construed as a reference to protecting individuals from death, serious injury or serious illness.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2011/360/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fire-and-rescue-services-emergencies-order-northern-ireland-2011/article-2
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.