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Paragraph A2 Interpretation of Class AF1F2

(1)

For the purposes of Class A, “emergency”means an event or situation which threatens serious damage to—

(a)

human welfare in a place in the United Kingdom;

(b)

the environment of a place in the United Kingdom; or

(c)

the security of the United Kingdom.

(2)

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) an event or situation threatens damage to human welfare only if it involves, causes or may cause—

(a)

loss of human life;

(b)

human illness or injury;

(c)

homelessness;

(d)

damage to property;

(e)

disruption of a supply of money, food, water, energy or fuel;

(f)

disruption of a system of communication;

(g)

disruption of facilities for transport; or

(h)

disruption of services relating to health.

(3)

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) an event or situation threatens damage to the environment only if it involves, causes or may cause—

(a)

contamination of land, water or air with biological, chemical or radio-active matter; or

(b)

disruption or destruction of plant life or animal life.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Order revoked (E.) (15.4.2015) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/596), art. 1(1), Sch. 4 para. 1 (with arts. 1(2), 8(2)(3))

F2

Sch. 2 Pts. 34-38 inserted (W.) (7.6.2006) byThe Town and Country Planning (Miscellaneous Amendments and Modifications relating to Crown Land) (Wales) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1386), arts. 1(1), 3(6)(a), Sch. Pt. 2