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2.—(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 person to die, be seriously injured or become seriously ill, or
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 —
natural causes; or
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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