New Zealand Legislation: Acts

119 Provisions of Civil Defence Act 1983 that continue

• (1) Sections 23 to 42 of the Civil Defence Act 1983 (which relate to the functions, duties, and powers of regional councils and territorial authorities) continue to apply in each district until the regional council or the territorial authority, as the case may be, has joined a Civil Defence Emergency Management Group and the first plan for that Group becomes operative.

  (2) Sections 50 to 52 and 54 to 57 of the Civil Defence Act 1983 (which relate to the declaration of states of emergency) continue to apply until,—

  • (a) in the case of a local or regional emergency, the first relevant civil defence emergency management group plan becomes operative; and

  • (b) in the case of a national emergency, the first national civil defence emergency management plan becomes operative.

  (3) Sections 58 to 68 of the Civil Defence Act 1983 (which relate to emergency powers) continue to apply while the provisions referred to in subsection (2) continue to apply.

  (4) Sections 69 to 72 of the Civil Defence Act 1983 (which relate to the appointment and functions, duties, and powers of disaster recovery co-ordinators) continue to apply in each district until the regional council or the territorial authority, as the case may be, has joined a Civil Defence Emergency Management Group and the first plan for that Group becomes operative.

  (5) Sections 73 to 79 of the Civil Defence Act 1983 (which are general provisions) continue to apply for the purposes of provisions continued by this section.