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C.C.S.M. c. E80
The Emergency Measures Act
| 1 | Definitions | |
| PART I | ||
| ADMINISTRATION | ||
| 2 | (1) | Emergency Measures Organization |
| (2) | Staff | |
| (3) | Powers and duties | |
| 2.1 | EMO's mandate | |
| 2.2 | EMO's emergency preparation duties | |
| 3 | Advisory committee | |
| 4 | Other committees and boards | |
| 5 | Remuneration | |
| PART II | ||
| EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS | ||
| 6 | Powers of the L.G. in C. | |
| 7 | Powers and duties of the minister | |
| 8 | (1) | Powers of the local authorities |
| (2) | Approval of program or plan | |
| (3) | When program or plan is not approved | |
| (4) | Minister may act on behalf of local authority | |
| (5) | Failure to adopt program or plan | |
| (6) | Costs are debt due to government | |
| (7) | Changes to be submitted for approval | |
| (8) | Periodic review | |
| (9) | Transitional | |
| 8.1 | (1) | Emergency management programs |
| (2) | Contents | |
| (3) | Periodic review | |
| (4) | Program to co-ordinator | |
| 8.2 | Repealed | |
| 8.3 | (1) | Business continuity plans |
| (2) | Approval of plan | |
| (3) | When plan is not approved | |
| (4) | Minister may set deadline | |
| (5) | Changes to be submitted for approval | |
| (6) | Periodic review | |
| PART III | ||
| EMERGENCY RESPONSE | ||
| 9 | (1) | Implementation of provincial emergency plan |
| (2) | Implementation of local emergency plans | |
| 10 | (1) | Declaration of a state of emergency |
| (2) | Description of emergency and affected area | |
| (3) | Communication of declaration | |
| (4) | Duration of declaration | |
| (5) | Statutes and Regulations Act does not apply | |
| 11 | (1) | Declaration of a state of local emergency |
| (2) | Mayor or reeve may declare | |
| (2.1) | Duration of declaration | |
| (3) | Description of emergency and affected area | |
| (3.1) | Declaration to be communicated to minister | |
| (4) | Communication of declaration | |
| (5) | Extension of declaration | |
| (5.1) | No subsequent declaration for same event | |
| (6) | Information to co-ordinator | |
| 12 | (1) | Emergency powers |
| (2) | Compliance with evacuation order | |
| (3) | Exceptions | |
| (3.1) | Evacuation and rescue plan required | |
| (4) | Business continuity plans and critical services | |
| (5) | Regulations Act not applicable | |
| 12.1 | ||
| 12.2 | Qualifications — member of assisting force | |
| 13 | Compensation for loss | |
| 14 | (1) | Termination of state of emergency |
| (2) | Statutes and Regulations Act does not apply | |
| 15 | (1) | Termination of a state of local emergency |
| (2) | Minister may terminate | |
| (3) | Statutes and Regulations Act does not apply | |
| PART IV | ||
| DISASTER ASSISTANCE | ||
| 16 | Recovery of expenditures | |
| 16.1 | (1) | Disaster assistance for loss |
| (2) | Disaster assistance is gratuitous | |
| 17 | (1) | Establishment of Disaster Assistance Appeal Board |
| (1.1) | Appointing additional members | |
| (2) | Chairperson and vice-chairperson | |
| (2.1) | Role of the vice-chairperson | |
| (3) | Term of office | |
| (4) | Remuneration | |
| (5) | Rules of procedure | |
| (5.1) | Board may sit in panels | |
| (5.2) | Chairperson to determine panel membership | |
| (5.3) | Decision of panel is a decision of the Board | |
| (6) | Disaster assistance appeal | |
| (7) | Duties of board | |
| (8) | No further appeal | |
| (9) | Annual report | |
| PART V | ||
| GENERAL PROVISIONS | ||
| 18 | (1) | Protection from liability |
| (2) | Prerogative writs not to apply | |
| 18.1 | (1) | Apprehension — failure to comply with emergency evacuation order |
| (2) | Entry into premises — emergency evacuation order | |
| (3) | Reasonable force | |
| (4) | Information that must be provided | |
| (5) | Minimum period of apprehension | |
| 18.2 | (1) | Order to pay costs |
| (2) | Enforcement of order | |
| 18.3 | Cost recovery by municipality | |
| 19 | Repealed | |
| 20 | (1) | Offence |
| (1.1) | Definition | |
| (1.2) | Arrest without warrant | |
| (2) | Penalty | |
| (3) | Penalty — failing to comply with evacuation order | |
| 20.1 | Evidence of declaration or order | |
| 21 | (1) | Act to prevail |
| (2) | Minister's order to prevail | |
| 22 | Repeal | |
| 23 | Reference in C.C.S.M. | |
| 24 | Commencement of Act | |