The Civil Defence (General Local Authority Functions) Regulations 1993

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations replace the Civil Defence (General Local Authority Functions) Regulations 1983 (S.I. 1983/1634), and come into force on 1st August 1993. Subsections (1) to (4) of section 38 of the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51) are repealed by regulation 3 and Part I of the Schedule as a consequence. Part II of the Schedule lists regulations revoked as being no longer of practical utility or spent.

In non-metropolitan counties the principal civil defence functions remain with county councils, by virtue of regulation 4. Regulation 5 specifies the civil defence functions of district councils in non-metropolitan counties. In the metropolitan counties and Greater London the principal functions are transferred from the metropolitan county fire and civil defence authorities and the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority to the councils of districts and London boroughs and the City of London (regulation 6). Regulation 7 provides for it to be the function of fire and civil defence authorities to carry out civil defence functions on behalf of any councils in their areas in pursuance of arrangements in that behalf under regulation 6(3) and, at the request of the designated Minister or a council, to assist councils in the carrying out of their civil defence functions. Regulation 8 requires local authorities to exercise their functions in accordance with any directions given by the designated Minister. The designated Minister is a Minister designated by Order in Council under section 9(2) of the Civil Defence Act 1948 or, insofar as no Minister is so designated, the Secretary of State.