Air-Raid Precautions Act, 1939

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Approval, effect, revocation and amendment of air-raid precautions (essential undertaker's) schemes.

38.—(1) When an air-raid precautions (essential undertaker's) scheme is submitted to the Minister under this Part of this Act, the Minister may, with or without modifications, approve thereof, and such scheme shall, upon being so approved, come into force on such date as may be specified in such scheme as so approved, and different dates may be so specified for different provisions of such scheme.

(2) Where an air-raid precautions (essential undertaker's) scheme is submitted by an essential undertaker to the Minister under this Part of this Act, the Minister may, in lieu of approving of such scheme, require such undertaker to prepare, in accordance with any directions given by the Minister, a new air-raid precautions (essential undertaker's) scheme and submit it to him.

(3) The Minister may at any time revoke an air-raid precautions (essential undertaker's) scheme which is in force.

(4) Any air-raid precautions (essential undertaker's) scheme in force may be amended by a subsequent air-raid precautions (essential undertaker's) scheme submitted and approved in the same manner as the original scheme.

(5) Where an air-raid precautions (essential undertaker's) scheme is in force the essential undertaker by whom such scheme was submitted shall, if so required by the Minister, prepare and submit to the Minister a scheme for the amendment thereof in accordance with any directions given by the Minister.