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Civil Defence Act 1939 (Repealed)

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36 Duty of public utility undertakers to make reports.

(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . .The appropriate department may serve a notice in writing on any public utility undertakers requiring them to make . . . either or both of the following reports in writing, that is to say,— (a) a report stating what measures they have taken or are taking or proposing to take to provide air-raid shelter for the persons employed by them; and (b) a report stating what measures they have taken or are taking or proposing to take to secure the due functioning of their undertaking in the event of hostile attack, and on receipt of such notice it shall be the duty of the undertakers forthwith to comply with its requirements: . . . (3) If any undertakers fail to make a report which they are required to make under this section, they shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale, and, if the failure in respect of which they were so convicted continues after the conviction, they shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding ten pounds for each day on which the failure so continues.

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36 Duty of public utility undertakers to make reports.

(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . .The appropriate department may serve a notice in writing on any public utility undertakers requiring them to make . . . either or both of the following reports in writing, that is to say,— (a) a report stating what measures they have taken or are taking or proposing to take to provide air-raid shelter for the persons employed by them; and (b) a report stating what measures they have taken or are taking or proposing to take to secure the due functioning of their undertaking in the event of hostile attack, and on receipt of such notice it shall be the duty of the undertakers forthwith to comply with its requirements: . . . (3) If any undertakers fail to make a report which they are required to make under this section, they shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale, and, if the failure in respect of which they were so convicted continues after the conviction, they shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding ten pounds for each day on which the failure so continues.

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