Emergency Management Act 2006
46Councils to use resources in emergency
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46 Councils to use resources in emergency
If an emergency affects a municipal area, the council in the municipal area is to use its resources and the resources made available to it for the purposes of managing the emergency –
(a) [Section 46 Amended by No. 31 of 2018, s. 25, Applied:10 Dec 2018] in accordance with the Municipal Emergency Management Plan whether or not a state of emergency, or a state of alert, has been declared in respect of the municipal area; or
(b) [Section 46 Amended by No. 31 of 2018, s. 25, Applied:10 Dec 2018] so far as that plan is not applicable and whether or not a state of emergency or a state of alert has been declared in respect of the municipal area, in accordance with the directions of the Municipal Chairperson, Municipal Coordinator or Municipal Committee; or
(c) [Section 46 Amended by No. 31 of 2018, s. 25, Applied:10 Dec 2018] so far as that plan is not applicable and if a state of emergency, or state of alert, has been declared in respect of the municipal area, in accordance with the directions of the Regional Controller.