Action plans
10.—(1) The Department, after consultation with other Northern Ireland Departments, shall draw up action plans indicating the measures to be taken in the short term where there is any risk of the alert threshold being exceeded –
(a)if there is in its opinion significant potential to reduce such a risk; and
(b)in order to reduce the duration or severity of such an occurrence.
(2) In making the assessment required by paragraph (1), the Department shall take account of national geographical, meteorological and economic conditions.
(3) The Department shall make available to the public –
(a)the results of investigations undertaken in the preparation of action plans under these Regulations;
(b)the action plans; and
(c)information on the implementation of the action plans.