UK Act of Parliament 2004 United Kingdom

Civil Contingencies Act 2004

What this means for your business

1 obligations
1 guides
Enforced by
Mining Remediation Authority, National Highways, Natural England
Applies to
United Kingdom
On this page
1 compliance obligation, 1 practical guide
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What you must do

1 compliance obligation under this legislation.

Reporting and filing 1

Provide information to Ministers when requested

If your business is one of the organisations listed in Schedule 1 of the Civil Contingencies Act, a government minister (or the Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish Ministers) can ask you for details about how you are meeting your civil‑contingency duties, or why you haven’t. You must supply the information or explanation in the form and within the time‑frame set in the request.

Any Person s.9 Historic England When a Minister issues a formal request for information or an explanation …

Practical guidance

Our guides explain how to comply with the requirements above.

Protect your business premises from flooding

How to assess flood risk to your business premises and implement practical protection measures. Covers checking your flood zone, resistance …

Sections and provisions

46 classified provisions from this legislation.

9 Duties 1 Offences and penalties 16 Powers 5 Definitions 1 Exemptions

Duties 9

  • s.4 Advice and assistance to the public costs indirectly related
  • s.9 Monitoring by Government information which appears
  • s.14B Wales: consultation
  • s.14 Scotland: consultation
  • s.14A Northern Ireland: consultation
  • s.15A Northern Ireland: cross-border collaboration A person or body
  • s.24 Regional and Emergency Coordinators region in relation
  • s.27 Parliamentary scrutiny
  • s.29 Consultation with devolved administrations

Offences and penalties 1

  • s.23 Limitations of emergency regulations

Powers 16

  • s.1 Meaning of “emergency”
  • s.3 Section 2: supplemental
  • s.6 Disclosure of information
  • s.7 Urgency
  • s.8A Urgency: Wales
  • s.8 Urgency: Scotland
  • s.10 Enforcement
  • s.11A Enforcement: Wales
  • s.11 Enforcement: Scotland
  • s.12A Northern Ireland: provision or disclosure of national security information
  • s.13 Amendment of lists of responders
  • s.15B Wales: cross-border collaboration
  • s.15 Scotland: cross-border collaboration
  • s.19 Meaning of “emergency”
  • s.20 Power to make emergency regulations
  • s.22 Scope of emergency regulations

Definitions 5

  • s.12 Provision of information
  • s.17 Regulations and orders
  • s.18 Interpretation, &c. Chief Constable (PSNI) function terrorism
  • s.31 Interpretation the continental shelf function public functions
  • Schedule 1 Category 1 and 2 Responders

Exemptions 1

  • Schedule 2 Minor and Consequential Amendments and Repeals