The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) Regulations 2005

Co-operation, relevant responder with lead responsibility etc.

41.—(1) Relevant responders which have functions which are exercisable in a particular local resilience area must co-operate with each other in connection with the performance of their duty under section 4(1).

(2) General responders (other than relevant responders) which have functions which are exercisable in a particular local resilience area must co-operate with each relevant responder which has functions which are exercisable in that local resilience area in connection with the performance by that relevant responder of its duty under section 4(1).

(3) A relevant responder may –

(a) perform its duty under section 4(1) jointly with another responder;

(b) make arrangements with another responder for that responder to perform such a duty on behalf of the relevant responder.

(4) Regulations 9, 10 and 11 apply to relevant responders for the purpose of performing the duty under section 4(1) as if –

(a) each reference to a Category 1 responder or a general Category 1 responder were a reference to a relevant responder;

(b) each reference to a relevant civil protection duty were a reference to the duty under section 4(1) in relation to an emergency or an emergency of a particular kind.