Scottish Statutory Instrument
2005
Scotland
The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2005
At a glance
What's here
18 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 1
Plus 17 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Part 1 — Introductory
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Interpretation
Part 2 — General
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Co-operation and Regional Resilience Partnership
Co operation with general Category 1 responders
Joint discharge of functions etc.
Identification of Category 1 responder with lead responsibility
Role of Scottish Category 1 responder with lead responsibility
Role of Scottish Category 1 responders which do not have lead responsibility
Existing emergency planning duties
Part 3 — Duty to assess risk of emergency occurring
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Kinds of emergency in relation to which risk should be assessed
Guidance and risk assessments issued by Scottish Ministers
Community risk register
Part 4 — Duty to maintain plans
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Risk assessment
Arrangements to warn, inform and advise the public
General and specific plans
Multi-agency plans
Voluntary organisations
Procedure for determining whether an emergency has occurred
Training and exercises
Plan revision
Part 5 — Publication of plans and assessments
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Alarming the public unnecessarily
Part 6 — Arrangements for warning and provision of information and advice to the public
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Duty to have regard to emergency plans
General and specific arrangements to warn etc.
Alarming the public unnecessarily
Training and exercises
Identification of Category 1 responder with lead responsibility for warning, informing and advising
Arrangements to be maintained by Scottish Category 1 responder with lead responsibility
Arrangements to be maintained by other Scottish Category 1 responders
Advice etc. provided by other responders and other bodies
Part 7 — Advice and assistance to business and voluntary organisations
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Interpretation of Part 7
Transitional provision
Risk assessment
Extent of the duty under section 4(1) in relation to business
Extent of the duty under section 4(1) in relation to voluntary organisations
Co-operation, relevant responder with lead responsibility etc.
Cross border co-operation with relevant responders in England and Wales
Activities of other responders
Charging
Part 8 — Information
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Sensitive information
Sensitive information – certificates in relation to national security
Information sharing – making a request for information
Information sharing – procedure for making a request
Information sharing – obligation to provide information
Information sharing – response to request
Disclosure or publication of sensitive information
Use of sensitive information
Security of sensitive information
Other sections — not classified into a Part
These sections sit outside the numbered Parts — usually provisions added or moved by later amendments.
Co-operation and Regional Resilience Partnership
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Category 1 responders must form Regional Resilience Partnerships Statutory regulator
Role of Scottish Category 1 responder with lead responsibility
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Lead Category 1 responder must coordinate emergency planning duties Local authority
Role of Scottish Category 1 responders which do not have lead responsibility
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Category 1 responders must support the lead responder during emergencies Statutory regulator
Risk assessment
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Category 1 responders must use risk assessments for emergency plans Statutory regulator
Arrangements to warn, inform and advise the public
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Category 1 responders must coordinate public emergency information Local authority
General and specific plans
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Category 1 responders must maintain multi-emergency plans Statutory regulator
Voluntary organisations
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Category 1 responders must involve voluntary organisations in emergency planning Statutory regulator
Alarming the public unnecessarily
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Category 1 responders must avoid causing unnecessary public alarm Statutory regulator
Training and exercises
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Category 1 responders must provide emergency training and exercises Local authority
Arrangements to be maintained by Scottish Category 1 responder with lead responsibility
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Lead responders must coordinate and inform others during emergencies Local authority
Advice etc. provided by other responders and other bodies
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Category 1 responders must coordinate public emergency advice Statutory regulator
Risk assessment
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Responders must use community risk registers when advising businesses Statutory regulator
Extent of the duty under section 4(1) in relation to business
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Emergency responders must provide business continuity advice to local firms Statutory regulator
Extent of the duty under section 4(1) in relation to voluntary organisations
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Emergency responders must provide business continuity advice to charities Local authority
Activities of other responders
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Category 1 and 2 responders must coordinate business advice and assistance Local authority
Charging
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Relevant responders may charge for advice or assistance provided on request Local authority
Information sharing – obligation to provide information
- Category 1 and 2 responders must share information upon request Any Person
Security of sensitive information
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Category 1 responders must secure sensitive emergency planning information Statutory regulator
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Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Co operation with general Category 1 responders
Joint discharge of functions etc.
Identification of Category 1 responder with lead responsibility
Existing emergency planning duties
Kinds of emergency in relation to which risk should be assessed
Guidance and risk assessments issued by Scottish Ministers
Community risk register
Multi-agency plans
Procedure for determining whether an emergency has occurred
Training and exercises
Plan revision
Duty to have regard to emergency plans
General and specific arrangements to warn etc.
Alarming the public unnecessarily
Identification of Category 1 responder with lead responsibility for warning, informing and advising
Arrangements to be maintained by other Scottish Category 1 responders
Interpretation of Part 7
Transitional provision
Co-operation, relevant responder with lead responsibility etc.
Cross border co-operation with relevant responders in England and Wales
Sensitive information
Sensitive information – certificates in relation to national security
Information sharing – making a request for information
Information sharing – procedure for making a request
Information sharing – response to request
Disclosure or publication of sensitive information
Use of sensitive information
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