34Municipal Emergency Management Plans

34 Municipal Emergency Management Plans

(1)  Each Municipal Committee is to prepare a plan for emergency management in the municipal area or municipal areas in respect of which the Municipal Committee has the responsibility of instituting and coordinating emergency management.

(2)  The Municipal Committee is to submit the plan to the appropriate Regional Controller.

(3)  On receipt of a plan under subsection (2) , the Regional Controller is to submit the plan to the State Controller.

(4)  When a plan is submitted to him or her, the State Controller may, after consulting with the appropriate Regional Controller –

(a) approve the plan; or

(b) require the plan to be amended and then resubmitted for approval under this subsection.

(5)  A Municipal Emergency Management Plan is to provide details of the arrangements and responsibilities for the governance and coordination of emergency management within the Municipal Committee area.

(6)  Each Municipal Committee is to review its Municipal Emergency Management Plan at least once every 2 years.

(7)  At any time, a Municipal Committee may submit any suggested amendments to its Municipal Emergency Management Plan or a substitute plan to the Regional Controller who is to then submit to the State Controller the suggested amendments or substitute plan.

(8)  On submission to him or her of suggested amendments or a substitute plan, the State Controller may, after consulting with the appropriate Regional Controller, approve or reject the amendments to, or the substitution of, the Municipal Emergency Management Plan.