reg 13 Co-operation: operator and local authority
(1) The operator and the local authority must co-operate in respect of their duties to prepare emergency plans to ensure that— (a) the operator's emergency plan and the local authority's off-site emergency plan operate effectively both independently and in conjunction; (b) communication between the operator and the local authority is expedited during any radiation emergency; and (c) communication between the operator and the local authority and any organisation which is responding to the radiation emergency is expedited. (2) The local authority must, in particular, inform the operator which responder or responders should be contacted in order to provide early warning of a radiation emergency as required by paragraph 1(f) of Schedule 6.