Civil Defence Act 1948

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Civil Defence Act 1948
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act to make further provision for civil defence.
Citation 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 5
Dates
Royal assent 16 December 1948
Repealed14 November 2005
Other legislation
Amends
  • Air Raid Precautions Act 1937
  • Civil Defence (Suspension of Powers) Act 1945
Repealed by Civil Contingencies Act 2004
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Civil Defence Act 1948 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 5) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

Provisions

It sets out legislation for civil defence procedures in the United Kingdom.

Local authorities were required to plan for an attack by a hostile power. [1] The act also allowed the relevant minister to designate functions for local authorities to perform under the act. [2]

Further developments

The act was amended by the Civil Defence (Grant) Act 2002 to allow for a mechanism which would determining grants to local emergency planning units. [3]

It was repealed and replaced by the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cunningham, Patrick (21 February 2003). "'I call it my Insomnia List'". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Hilliard, Lexa (1986). "Local Government, Civil Defence and Emergency Planning: Heading for Disaster?". The Modern Law Review. 49 (4): 476–488. ISSN   0026-7961.
  3. ↑ Staff (15 February 2002). "Yesterday in parliament". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 4 February 2026.


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