Civil Contingencies Act 2004
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 2004 c. 36 |
| Year | 2004 |
an event or situation which threatens serious damage to human welfare in a place in the United Kingdom,an event or situation which threatens serious damage to the environment of a place in the United Kingdom, orwar, or terrorism, which threatens serious damage to the security of the United Kingdom.loss of human life,human illness or injury,homelessness,damage to property,disruption of a supply of money, food, water, energy or fuel,disruption of a system of communication,disruption of facilities for transport, ordisruption of services relating to health.contamination of land, water or air with biological, chemical or radio-active matter, ordisruption or destruction of plant life or animal life.provide that a specified event or situation, or class of event or situation, is to be treated as falling, or as not falling, within any of paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (1) ;it is to be treated as threatening damage to human welfare, orit is no longer to be treated as threatening damage to human welfare.under subsection (4) (a) in relation to subsection (1) (a) or (b) , andunder subsection (4) (b) ,(5) The event or situation mentioned in subsection (1) may occur or be inside or outside the United Kingdom.from time to time assess the risk of an emergency occurring,from time to time assess the risk of an emergency making it necessary or expedient for the person or body to perform any of his or
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