CIVIL DEFENCE Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Defence (General Local Authority Functions) (Scotland) Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 1st August 1993. 2 These Regulations shall apply to Scotland only. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires– “area”, in relation to a local authority, means region, islands area or district, as the case may be; “region”, “islands area” and “district” have the same meanings as in the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 ; and “relevant regional council”, in relation to a district council, means the council of the region in which the area of the district council is situated. Revocations 3 The Regulations specified in the Schedule to these Regulations are hereby revoked. Civil defence functions of regional and islands councils 4 1 It shall be the function of every regional council and islands council, for civil defence purposes– a to make, keep under review and revise plans for their area and to carry out exercises based on such plans; b to arrange for the training– i of an appropriate number of suitable members of their own staff; ii in the case of a regional council, of an appropriate number of suitable members of the staff of every district council in their area; and iii of such other persons as they consider necessary, for the purposes of carrying out plans made under sub-paragraph (a) above and discharging the other functions conferred by this regulation; and c at the request of the designated Minister, or where the regional or islands council considers it appropriate– i to take such preparatory steps as may be necessary to ensure that plans made under sub-paragraph (a) above can be carried out; and ii to carry out any of those plans. 2 When making or revising plans under paragraph (1)(a) above a regional council and islands council shall consult with any regional, islands or district council whose area may be affected by such plans. Civil defence functions of district councils 5 It shall be the function of every district council, for civil defence purposes– a at the request of the relevant regional council to furnish such information on such matters as may be specified in the request; b at the request either of the designated Minister or of the relevant regional council, to assist the relevant regional council, in– i the making and revising of plans under regulation 4(1)(a) above; ii the taking of preparatory steps to ensure that plans made under regulation 4(1)(a) above can be carried out; and iii the carrying out of any of those plans; c to arrange for the training of an appropriate number of suitable members of their staff for the purpose of discharging the functions conferred by this regulation, and to make available to the relevant regional council, for the purpose of training, those members of their staff for whom training is arranged under regulation 4(1)(b) above. Directions by designated Minister 6 As respects the exercise of any functions conferred on a local authority by these Regulations the authority shall comply with any directions given to them by the designated Minister. Ian Lang One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 13th July 1993