The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2005

Extent of the duty under section 4(1) in relation to business

33.—(1) This regulation applies to the duty of a relevant responder under section 4(1) in so far as it relates to advice and assistance to business.

(2) A relevant responder need only give advice and assistance to those businesses which carry on commercial activity in the area in which the functions of the relevant responder are exercisable.

(3) In the course of performing that duty, a relevant responder–

(a) must provide advice and assistance to businesses at large;

(b) may provide advice and assistance to individual businesses; and

(c) may provide advice and assistance to businesses in connection with–

(i) identifying a business continuity consultant who provides advice and assistance to business in the area in which the functions of the relevant responder are exercisable; and

(ii) obtaining advice and assistance from such a business continuity consultant.

(4) In paragraph (3), “business continuity consultant” means a person who–

(a) is competent to provide advice and assistance to business; and

(b) has experience of so doing.