Civil Contingencies Act, Martial Law and a State of Emergency

The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 confers a power to make regulations if an ‘emergency’ has occurred or is about to occur. In other words, a power to declare a state of emergency and make regulations to deal with it. With all of the Brexit uncertainty remaining, there has been talk of serious civil unrest in the event that Brexit does not go ahead as planned on March 29th. That could meet the...Read More