Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 3012
Civil Contingencies
The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Amendment of List of Responders) Order 2008
Made
20th November 2008
Coming into force
1st April 2009
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13(1) and (3) of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004( 1 ).
A draft of this Order was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 17(2) of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Amendment of List of Responders) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 1st April 2009.
Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Civil Contingencies Act 2004
2. In Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Category 1 responders: general), for paragraph 6 substitute—
“ 6. An NHS foundation trust within the meaning of section 30 of the National Health Service Act 2006 ( 2 ) if, and in so far as, it has the function of providing—
(a) ambulance services, or
(b) hospital accommodation and services in relation to accidents and emergencies. ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Ben Bradshaw
Minister of State,
Department of Health
20th November 2008