The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Commencement No.2) Order 2005

Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 772 (C. 33)

CIVIL CONTINGENCIES

The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Commencement No.2) Order 2005

Made

17th March 2005

The Minister for the Cabinet Office, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 34(1) and (3) of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004(1), hereby makes the following Order:

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Commencement No.2) Order 2005.

Provisions coming into force on 1st April 2005

2.  The following provisions of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (“the Act”) come into force on 1st April 2005 –

(a) paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 (repeal of the Civil Defence Act 1948(2)), but only in so far as it relates to sections 3, 3A and 3B(3) of that Act in so far as those provisions relate to, or to anything done in, a financial year beginning on or after 1st April 2005;

(b) paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 (change of name of metropolitan county fire and civil defence authorities);

(c) Schedule 3, but only in so far as it repeals sections 3, 3A and 3B of the Civil Defence Act 1948 in so far as those provisions relate to, or to anything done in, a financial year beginning on or after 1st April 2005;

(d) section 32, but only to the extent that it introduces a provision of the Act specified in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

David Miliband

Minister for the Cabinet Office

17th March 2005

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force the provisions of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (“the Act”) which repeal sections 3, 3A and 3B of the Civil Defence Act 1948 (provisions relating to the civil defence grant) in so far as those provisions relate to a financial year beginning on or after 1st April 2005. The repeal is commenced on 1st April 2005. This Order also brings into force the provision of the Act which alters the name by which metropolitan county fire and civil defence authorities are to be known by. This provision comes into force on 1st April 2005.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Sections 19 to 31	10th December 2004	S.I. 2004/3281
Section 32 (partially)	10th December 2004 (for certain purposes) 19th January 2005 (for certain purposes)	S.I. 2004/3281
Part 2 of Schedule 2	10th December 2004	S.I. 2004/3281
Part 3 of Schedule 2	19th January 2005	S.I. 2004/3281
Schedule 3 (partially)	10th December 2004 (for certain purposes) 19th January 2005 (for certain purposes)	S.I. 2004/3281

(1)

2004 c. 36.

(2)

1948 c. 5.

(3)

Section 3 was repealed in part by S.I. 1989/1968, Schedule 10 to the Police Act 1964 (c. 48) and the Stature Law (Repeals) Act 1986 (c. 12). Section 3 was substituted in England and Wales by section 1 of the Civil Defence (Grant) Act 2002 (c. 5). Sections 3A and 3B were inserted by section 1 of the Civil Defence (Grant) Act 2002.