Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

86 Evacuation of premises and places

• If a state of emergency is in force and, in the opinion of a Controller or any constable, the action authorised by this section is necessary for the preservation of human life, that person or a person authorised by him or her may require, within the area or district in which the emergency is in force,—

  • (a) the evacuation of any premises or place, including any public place; or

  • (b) the exclusion of persons or vehicles from any premises or place, including any public place.

  Compare: 1983 No 46 s 60(1)

  Section 86: amended, on 1 October 2008, pursuant to section 116(a)(ii) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).