The Civil Defence (General Local Authority Functions) Regulations 1993

Metropolitan counties and Greater London: civil defence functions of councils

6.—(1) It shall be the function of the council of every metropolitan district, and in Greater London of the council of every London borough and the City of London, for civil defence purposes—

(a) to make, keep under review and revise plans for their area and to carry out exercises based on such plans;

(b) to arrange for the training—

(i) of an appropriate number of suitable members of their own staff, and

(ii) of such other persons as they consider necessary,

for the purposes of carrying out plans made under sub-paragraph (a) above and discharging the other functions conferred by this regulation;

(c) at the request of the designated Minister, or where the council considers it appropriate—

(i) to take such preparatory steps as may be necessary to ensure that plans made under sub-paragraph (a) above can be carried out;

(ii) to carry out any of those plans.

(2) When making or revising plans under paragraph (1)(a) above, a council shall consult with the relevant fire and civil defence authority, any county council, district council or council of a London borough whose area may be affected by such plans and with the council of the City of London if its area may be so affected.

(3) A council may enter into an arrangement with the relevant fire and civil defence authority for the carrying out of all or any of the functions assigned to that council by paragraphs (1) and (2) above.

(4) In this regulation and regulation 7 below, “the relevant fire and civil defence authority”, in relation to a metropolitan district council, means the metropolitan county fire and civil defence authority for the area in which the area of the district council is situated and, in relation to the council of a London borough or the City of London, means the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority.