External emergency plan
19.—(1) An external emergency plan must be drawn up by the emergency planning department referred to in regulation 18(5), using the information provided by the operator when making the application referred to in regulation 10.
(2) The operator must provide that department with such further information as it requires to draw up the external emergency plan.
(3) The external emergency plan must specify the measures to be taken off‑site in the event of an accident and shall have the same objectives as the internal emergency plan required by regulation 18.
(4) In the event of a major accident, the operator must immediately provide that department with all information required to help minimise the consequences of the accident for human health and to allow the assessment and minimisation of the actual and potential extent of the environmental damage.