EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (c. 36) (“the Act”) by adding the Coal Authority and the Secretary of State, in so far as the functions of the Secretary of State include the activities of the Meteorological Office, to the list of general category 2 responders in Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen. A de minimis assessment has been prepared.