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Disaster Management Act 2003
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### sec.72 Extending disaster situation
A regulation may extend, or from time to time further extend, the period of the disaster situation.
A regulation made under this section commences on the day it is made whether or not it is notified on that day.
A regulation extending the period of the disaster situation—
must state—
the period, of not more than 14 days, by which the disaster situation is extended; and
if the disaster situation has previously been extended under this section or section 72A —the date of each previous extension; and
expires at the end of the stated period unless it is sooner repealed or it expires under section 73 (4) .
Subsection (2) applies despite the Statutory Instruments Act 1992 , section 32 .
s 72 amd 2010 No. 40 s 32 ; 2011 No. 1 s 151 ; 2011 No. 33 s 13 ; 2012 No. 25 s 195 sch ; 2013 No. 39 s 110 sch 3 pt 3
(sec.72-ssec.1) A regulation may extend, or from time to time further extend, the period of the disaster situation.
(sec.72-ssec.2) A regulation made under this section commences on the day it is made whether or not it is notified on that day.
(sec.72-ssec.3) A regulation extending the period of the disaster situation— must state— the period, of not more than 14 days, by which the disaster situation is extended; and if the disaster situation has previously been extended under this section or section 72A —the date of each previous extension; and expires at the end of the stated period unless it is sooner repealed or it expires under section 73 (4) .
(sec.72-ssec.4) Subsection (2) applies despite the Statutory Instruments Act 1992 , section 32 .
- (a) must state— (i) the period, of not more than 14 days, by which the disaster situation is extended; and (ii) if the disaster situation has previously been extended under this section or section 72A —the date of each previous extension; and
- (i) the period, of not more than 14 days, by which the disaster situation is extended; and
- (ii) if the disaster situation has previously been extended under this section or section 72A —the date of each previous extension; and
- (b) expires at the end of the stated period unless it is sooner repealed or it expires under section 73 (4) .
- (i) the period, of not more than 14 days, by which the disaster situation is extended; and
- (ii) if the disaster situation has previously been extended under this section or section 72A —the date of each previous extension; and