The Civil Defence Act 1948 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 5) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Provisions 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The whole act was repealed by section 32(2) of, and schedule 3 to, the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, which came into force on 14 November 2005.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 Civil Defence Act (Northern Ireland) 1950
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