Emergency Powers Act 1964
| Act of Parliament | ||
 Commencement 10 June 1964 | | |
| Other legislation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Amended by | Civil Contingencies Act 2004 | |
| Relates to | ||
Status: Amended | ||
| Text of statute as originally enacted | ||
| Revised text of statute as amended | ||
The Emergency Powers Act 1964 is an
Section 1(1) of the Emergency Powers Act 1920 which stated:
"If at any time it appears to His Majesty that any action has been taken or is immediately threatened by any persons or body of persons of such a nature and on so extensive a scale as to be calculated, by interfering with the supply and distribution of food, water, fuel, or light, or with the means of locomotion, to deprive the community, or any substantial portion of the community, of the essentials of life, His Majesty may, by proclamation (hereinafter referred to as a proclamation of emergency), declare that a state of emergency exists."
was amended:
"...for the words from 'any action' to 'so extensive a scale' there shall be substituted the words 'there have occurred, or are about to occur, events of such a nature'."
Section 1 was repealed by the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
Section 2 of this Act made permanent Regulation 6 of the
In 2004, the
