Provisions coming into force on 22nd July 20052

The following provisions of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (“the Act”) come into force forthwith–

a

subsections (3) and (5) of section 2, except in so far as they relate to subsection (4) or (6) of that section;

b

subsections (2), (4) and (5) of section 4, except in so far as they relate to subsection (3) or (7) of that section and only for the purpose of permitting a body specified in paragraph 1 or 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act to provide advice and assistance of the kind specified in subsection (1) of that section;

c

subsection (1) of section 6, except in so far as it relates to subsection (2) or (5) of that section;

d

section 12;

e

subsections (1) and (3) of section 13, except in so far as they relate to subsection (2) of that section;

f

section 15; and

g

subsection (6) of section 17, except in so far as it relates to subsection (3) or (5) of that section.