s 54 Security directive for special infrastructure against security risk
54.—(1) This section applies where the Commissioner is of the opinion that —(a) in the case of a special infrastructure with an approved security plan, it is necessary to protect the special infrastructure against any security risk that is not addressed in the approved security plan; and (b) in the case of a special infrastructure without any approved security plan, it is necessary to protect the special infrastructure against any security risk. (2) The Commissioner may issue a security directive to the responsible person of the special infrastructure —(a) directing the responsible person to implement and maintain any security measure specified in the security directive, in response to that risk; and (b) specifying the date on which the security directive is to take effect and the period within which any direction in the security directive must be complied with. (3) Before issuing the security directive, the Commissioner must, unless the Commissioner considers it not practicable or desirable to do so in any particular case —(a) give notice of the Commissioner’s intention to do so to the responsible person; and (b) give the responsible person 14 days (or any longer or shorter time that the Commissioner may specify in the notice) after the date of the notice to make representations on the proposed security directive. (4) To avoid doubt, except as provided in this section, the Commissioner is not required to give any person notice of, or consult any person on, the Commissioner’s intention to issue a security directive under subsection (2). (5) For the purposes of assessing whether a security directive is required for a special infrastructure under this section, the Commissioner may, by written notice, require the responsible person of that special infrastructure to submit a report prepared by a person approved by the Commissioner for that purpose (called in this section the competent person) containing the competent person’s security risk assessment and recommended security measures for that special infrastructure. (6) Where the implementation of any new security measure under this section involves any specified works, section 42(1) does not apply in respect of those specified works.