Defined term

“emergency”

Defined in 12 Acts, 42 statutory instruments and 2 EU-derived instruments.

  1. The Associated British Ports (Immingham Green Energy Terminal) Order 2025 SI
  2. The Boston Alternative Energy Facility Order 2023 SI
  3. Civil Contingencies Act 2004 Act 3 definitions
  4. The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) Regulations 2005 SI
  5. Coal Industry Act 1994 Act
  6. Communications Act 2003 Act
  7. Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 Act
  8. The Cory Decarbonisation Project Order 2025 SI 2 definitions
  9. The Dogger Bank South East and West Offshore Wind Farms Order 2026 SI 2 definitions
  10. Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006 Act
  11. The Emissions Performance Standard Regulations 2015 SI
  12. Environment Act 1995 Act 2 definitions
  13. The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 SI
  14. The Fire and Rescue Authority (Police and Crime Commissioner) (Application of Local Policing Provisions, Inspection, Powers to Trade and Consequential Amendments) Order 2017 SI
  15. Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 Act 2 definitions
  16. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Fire and Rescue Functions) Order 2017 SI
  17. Health Professions Order 2001 SI
  18. The Helios Renewable Energy Project Order 2025 SI
  19. The HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Order 2024 SI
  20. The Immingham Open Cycle Gas Turbine Order 2020 SI
  21. The Ionising Radiation (Basic Safety Standards) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2018 SI
  22. Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 Act 2 definitions
  23. Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 Act 2 definitions
  24. Medical Act 1983 Act 2 definitions
  25. Medicines Act 1968 Act 2 definitions
  26. The Mines Regulations 2014 SI
  27. The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2004 SI
  28. The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015 SI
  29. The National Health Service (Performers Lists) (England) Regulations 2013 SI
  30. The Net Zero Teesside Order 2024 SI
  31. The North Wales Wind Farms Connection Order 2016 SI
  32. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (Midwives) Rules Order of Council 2004 SI
  33. The Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 SI 3 definitions
  34. The Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) Regulations 1995 SI
  35. The Pharmacy Order 2010 SI 2 definitions
  36. The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria (Fire and Rescue Authority) Order 2022 SI 2 definitions
  37. The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex (Fire and Rescue Authority) Order 2017 SI
  38. The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire (Fire and Rescue Authority) Order 2018 SI
  39. The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire (Fire and Rescue Authority) Order 2018 SI
  40. The Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022 SI 2 definitions
  41. The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2019 SI
  42. The REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008 SI
  43. Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance) EU regulation 2 definitions
  44. Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2017 concerning measures to safeguard the security of gas supply and repealing Regulation (EU) No 994/2010 (Text with EEA relevance) EU regulation
  45. The River Humber Gas Pipeline Replacement Order 2016 SI
  46. The Riverside Energy Park Order 2020 SI
  47. The Road Tunnel Safety Regulations 2007 SI
  48. The Silvertown Tunnel Order 2018 SI
  49. The Social Workers Regulations 2018 SI
  50. The Steeple Renewables Project Order 2026 SI
  51. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 SI 2 definitions
  52. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 SI
  53. The Triton Knoll Electrical System Order 2016 SI 2 definitions
  54. The Viking CCS Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Order 2025 SI
  55. Water (Fluoridation) Act 1985 Act
  56. The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023 SI 2 definitions

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