CIVIL DEFENCE ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1950

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CIVIL DEFENCE ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1950 - SECT 9



9.(1) In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires,

"Civil Defence Acts" means the Air-Raid Precautions Act (Northern Ireland),
1938, and the Civil Defence Act (Northern Ireland), 1939, as amended by
this Act;

"civil defence" does not include the provision or maintenance of a shelter
which is used or intended to be used wholly or mainly by naval, military or
air forces but, save as aforesaid, includes any measures not amounting to
actual combat for affording defence against any form of hostile attack by a
foreign power or for depriving any form of hostile attack by a foreign power
of the whole or part of its effect, whether the measures are taken before, at
or after the time of the attack;

"civil defence forces" and "civil defence services" mean respectively forces
and services formed wholly or mainly to meet the needs of civil defence;

"civil defence shelter" means any shelter other than a shelter which is used
or intended to be used wholly or mainly by naval, military or air forces;

"enactment" includes any provision in any Act (whether public general, local
or private) of the Parliament of the United Kingdom or the Parliament of
Northern Ireland, and a provision in any Order in Council, order, regulation,
rule, byelaw, scheme or other instrument made under any such Act;

"land", in any provision of this Act relating to the acquisition of land,
includes any interests in land or water and any easement or right in, to or
over land or water;

Definition rep. by SRO (NI) 1973/341

"modification", in relation to any enactment, includes amendment or extension
of, or addition to or other adaptation of, and repeal of, that enactment;

"police forces" means the Royal Ulster Constabulary ...;

"public body" means a [district council] or public utility undertaker, [the
Fire Authority for Northern Ireland] or any body so designated by an order of
the Ministry;

"public utility undertaker" means any body or person authorised by or under
any enactment, whether public general, local or private, to construct, work,
maintain or carry on

(a)any undertaking for the supply of electricity, gas or water;

(b)any railway, light railway, tramway, road transport, water transport, canal
or inland navigation, or dock or harbour;

"regulations" means regulations made by the Ministry under this Act;

"a shelter" means any premises, structure or excavation used or intended to be
used to provide shelter from any form of hostile attack by a foreign power;

"statutory period" means ...

definition in 1954 c.33 (NI) s.41(2) substituted by 1979 NI 12 art.10

"works" includes the provision, construction, maintenance or alteration of
premises, structures or excavations required for civil defence.

Subs.(2) rep. by 1954 c.33 (NI) s.48(1) sch.

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CIVIL DEFENCE ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1950 - SECT 9