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Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

Appointment, functions, and powers of persons involved in civil defence emergency management - Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups

24: Functions and costs of administering authorities and chief executives of administering authorities

You could also call this:

"Who pays for groups that help manage civil defence emergencies and how they work together"

When a group is set up to manage civil defence emergencies, an organisation is chosen to help run it. This organisation and its chief executive must provide services to the group when needed. You can find out more about how this organisation is set up in section 23. The services they provide include things required by the Local Government Act 2002 or other laws.

The group must agree on how much these services will cost. Unless they decide otherwise, the costs are split equally among the group members. Each member then pays their share of the cost.

The costs of these services are decided by the group from time to time. This means the group can change how they split the costs if they need to. You can look at clause 30(1)(b) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002 for more information on joint standing committees.

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Part 2Appointment, functions, and powers of persons involved in civil defence emergency management
Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups

24Functions and costs of administering authorities and chief executives of administering authorities

  1. An administering authority established under section 23 and, as appropriate, the chief executive of that authority are responsible for the provision of administrative and related services that may from time to time be required by the relevant Civil Defence Emergency Management Group.

  2. The administrative and related services referred to in subsection (1) include services required for the purposes of the Local Government Act 2002, this Act, or any other legislation that applies to the conduct of a joint standing committee under clause 30(1)(b) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002.

  3. The cost of the administrative and related services must be agreed from time to time by each Group.

  4. Unless the members of a Group agree otherwise, the costs agreed under subsection (3) must be divided equally among the members and each member must pay 1 share of the cost.

Notes
  • Section 24(2): amended, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
  • Section 24(2): amended, on , by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).