Civil Defence Act 1948

The act set out legislation for civil defence procedures in the United Kingdom. Local authorities were required to plan for an attack by a hostile power. The act also allowed the relevant minister to designate functions for local authorities to perform under the act. == 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. The whole act was repealed by section 32(2) of, and schedule 3 to, the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, which came into force on 14 November 2005. == See also ==