Regulation 63 General duties of the NRBWF1

The NRBW must exercise its functions (whether under these Regulations or otherwise) so as to take all reasonably practicable steps necessary or expedient to avert or mitigate an emergency or grave danger.

An authorised person must, in exercising functions in relation to an emergency or grave danger, so exercise his or her powers under sections 108 and 109 of the 1995 Act as to take all reasonably practicable steps to avert or mitigate the emergency or grave danger.