Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances

and any such review shall take into account changes occurring in the establishment
concerned or within the emergency services concerned, new technical knowledge and
knowledge concerning the response to major accidents.
(9) Where in preparing or amending an external emergency plan for an
establishment a local competent authority is satisfied that a major accident may have
an effect outside the State or its internal waters then such authority shall provide
sufficient information to the persons specified in Regulation 17(2)(b) in the
potentially affected State to allow the preparation of such emergency plans as may be
necessary.
(10) A local competent authority which has prepared an emergency plan
pursuant to Regulation 16 shall put it into effect without delay when –
(a) a major accident occurs, or
(b) an uncontrolled event occurs which by its nature could reasonably
be expected to lead to a major accident.
(11) The Central Competent Authority may decide, by virtue of the
information contained in a safety report that the requirement for a local competent
authority to prepare an external emergency plan shall not apply and in that event shall
notify the local competent authority in writing of that decision, giving reasons for that
decision when so notifying the local competent authority.
Information for the safety of the public.
18 (1) An operator of an establishment shall-
(a) inform -
(i) persons other than persons working at the establishment, and
(ii) institutions or organisations serving the public (such as
schools and hospitals)
in the specified area on safety measures and on the correct behaviour
which should be adopted in the event of an accident, and
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