sec.8AAppointment of terrorist emergency commander and terrorist emergency forward commander

### sec.8A Appointment of terrorist emergency commander and terrorist emergency forward commander This section applies if the commissioner or a deputy commissioner is satisfied on reasonable grounds that— an emergency situation has arisen or is likely to arise; and the emergency situation results from or may result from or may lead to 1 or more terrorist acts at 1 or more places (each a terrorist emergency site ). The commissioner or deputy commissioner must appoint an appropriately qualified police officer to be the terrorist emergency commander. Until the commissioner or deputy commissioner appoints a terrorist emergency commander, the commissioner or deputy commissioner has all the powers of a terrorist emergency commander. Also, for each terrorist emergency site, an appropriately qualified police officer must be appointed as the terrorist emergency forward commander either by the commissioner or deputy commissioner or by the terrorist emergency commander under a delegation under section 8B . s 8A ins 2007 No. 34 s 12 (sec.8A-ssec.1) This section applies if the commissioner or a deputy commissioner is satisfied on reasonable grounds that— an emergency situation has arisen or is likely to arise; and the emergency situation results from or may result from or may lead to 1 or more terrorist acts at 1 or more places (each a terrorist emergency site ). (sec.8A-ssec.2) The commissioner or deputy commissioner must appoint an appropriately qualified police officer to be the terrorist emergency commander. (sec.8A-ssec.3) Until the commissioner or deputy commissioner appoints a terrorist emergency commander, the commissioner or deputy commissioner has all the powers of a terrorist emergency commander. (sec.8A-ssec.4) Also, for each terrorist emergency site, an appropriately qualified police officer must be appointed as the terrorist emergency forward commander either by the commissioner or deputy commissioner or by the terrorist emergency commander under a delegation under section 8B . - (a) an emergency situation has arisen or is likely to arise; and - (b) the emergency situation results from or may result from or may lead to 1 or more terrorist acts at 1 or more places (each a terrorist emergency site ).