(1) A Civil Defence Emergency Management Group must establish and maintain a Civil Defence Emergency Management Co-ordinating Executive Group consisting of—
(a) the chief executive officer of each member local authority or a person acting on the chief executive officer's behalf; and
(b) a senior Police employee who is assigned for the purpose by the Commissioner of Police; and
(c) a senior member of the Fire Service who is assigned for the purpose by the National Commander; and
(d) the chief executive officer of the hospital and health services operating in the area or a person acting on the chief executive officer's behalf; and
(e) any other persons that may be co-opted by the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group.
(2) Each Executive Group is responsible to the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group for—
(a) providing advice to the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group and any subgroups or subcommittees of the Group:
(b) implementing, as appropriate, the decisions of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group:
(c) overseeing the implementation, development, maintenance, monitoring, and evaluation of the civil defence emergency management group plan.
Section 20(1)(b): amended, on 1 October 2008, by section 130(1) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).