Acts and Regulations

2011, c.147 - Emergency Measures Act

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Powers of Minister and municipality
12On a state of emergency being declared in respect to the Province or an area of the Province, or on a state of local emergency being declared in respect to a municipality or an area of a municipality, the Minister may, during the state of emergency, in respect of the Province or an area of the Province, or the municipality may, during the state of local emergency, in respect of the municipality or an area of the municipality, as the case may be, do everything necessary for the protection of property, the environment and the health or safety of persons therein, including
(a) to cause an emergency measures plan to be implemented;
(b) to acquire or utilize or cause the acquisition or utilization of any personal property by confiscation or by any means considered necessary;
(c) to authorize or require any person to render the aid that the person is competent to provide;
(c.1) in the case of the Minister, to provide emergency childcare services;
(d) to control or prohibit travel to or from any area or on any road, street or highway;
(e) to provide for the maintenance and restoration of essential facilities, the distribution of essential supplies and the maintenance and coordination of emergency medical, social and other essential services;
(f) to cause the evacuation of persons and the removal of livestock and personal property threatened by a disaster or emergency, and make arrangements for the adequate care and protection of them;
(g) to authorize any person properly identified as authorized by the Minister, by the Emergency Measures Organization or by the municipal emergency measures organization to enter into any building or on any land without warrant;
(h) to cause the demolition or removal of any building, structure, tree or crop if the demolition or removal is necessary or advisable for the purposes of reaching the scene of a disaster, of attempting to forestall its occurrence or of combatting its progress;
(i) to procure or fix prices for food, clothing, fuel, equipment, medical or other essential supplies and the use of property, services, resources or equipment; and
(j) to order the assistance, with or without remuneration, of persons needed to carry out the provisions mentioned in this section;
and in addition, the Minister may authorize or require a municipality to cause an emergency measures plan for the municipality, or any part of the municipality, to be implemented.
1978, c.E-7.1, s.13; 1982, c.3, s.20; 1983, c.29, s.1; 2000, c.42, s.4; 2020, c.13, s.1
Powers of Minister and municipality
12On a state of emergency being declared in respect to the Province or an area of the Province, or on a state of local emergency being declared in respect to a municipality or an area of a municipality, the Minister may, during the state of emergency, in respect of the Province or an area of the Province, or the municipality may, during the state of local emergency, in respect of the municipality or an area of the municipality, as the case may be, do everything necessary for the protection of property, the environment and the health or safety of persons therein, including
(a) to cause an emergency measures plan to be implemented;
(b) to acquire or utilize or cause the acquisition or utilization of any personal property by confiscation or by any means considered necessary;
(c) to authorize or require any person to render the aid that the person is competent to provide;
(d) to control or prohibit travel to or from any area or on any road, street or highway;
(e) to provide for the maintenance and restoration of essential facilities, the distribution of essential supplies and the maintenance and coordination of emergency medical, social and other essential services;
(f) to cause the evacuation of persons and the removal of livestock and personal property threatened by a disaster or emergency, and make arrangements for the adequate care and protection of them;
(g) to authorize any person properly identified as authorized by the Minister, by the Emergency Measures Organization or by the municipal emergency measures organization to enter into any building or on any land without warrant;
(h) to cause the demolition or removal of any building, structure, tree or crop if the demolition or removal is necessary or advisable for the purposes of reaching the scene of a disaster, of attempting to forestall its occurrence or of combatting its progress;
(i) to procure or fix prices for food, clothing, fuel, equipment, medical or other essential supplies and the use of property, services, resources or equipment; and
(j) to order the assistance, with or without remuneration, of persons needed to carry out the provisions mentioned in this section;
and in addition, the Minister may authorize or require a municipality to cause an emergency measures plan for the municipality, or any part of the municipality, to be implemented.
1978, c.E-7.1, s.13; 1982, c.3, s.20; 1983, c.29, s.1; 2000, c.42, s.4
Powers of Minister and municipality
12On a state of emergency being declared in respect to the Province or an area of the Province, or on a state of local emergency being declared in respect to a municipality or an area of a municipality, the Minister may, during the state of emergency, in respect of the Province or an area of the Province, or the municipality may, during the state of local emergency, in respect of the municipality or an area of the municipality, as the case may be, do everything necessary for the protection of property, the environment and the health or safety of persons therein, including
(a) to cause an emergency measures plan to be implemented;
(b) to acquire or utilize or cause the acquisition or utilization of any personal property by confiscation or by any means considered necessary;
(c) to authorize or require any person to render the aid that the person is competent to provide;
(d) to control or prohibit travel to or from any area or on any road, street or highway;
(e) to provide for the maintenance and restoration of essential facilities, the distribution of essential supplies and the maintenance and coordination of emergency medical, social and other essential services;
(f) to cause the evacuation of persons and the removal of livestock and personal property threatened by a disaster or emergency, and make arrangements for the adequate care and protection of them;
(g) to authorize any person properly identified as authorized by the Minister, by the Emergency Measures Organization or by the municipal emergency measures organization to enter into any building or on any land without warrant;
(h) to cause the demolition or removal of any building, structure, tree or crop if the demolition or removal is necessary or advisable for the purposes of reaching the scene of a disaster, of attempting to forestall its occurrence or of combatting its progress;
(i) to procure or fix prices for food, clothing, fuel, equipment, medical or other essential supplies and the use of property, services, resources or equipment; and
(j) to order the assistance, with or without remuneration, of persons needed to carry out the provisions mentioned in this section;
and in addition, the Minister may authorize or require a municipality to cause an emergency measures plan for the municipality, or any part of the municipality, to be implemented.
1978, c.E-7.1, s.13; 1982, c.3, s.20; 1983, c.29, s.1; 2000, c.42, s.4