Civil Defence Emergency Management Regulations 2003

Reprint
as at 25 March 2012

Coat of Arms of New Zealand

Civil Defence Emergency Management Regulations 2003

(SR 2003/89)

Rt Hon Dame Sian Elias, Administrator of the Government

Order in Council

At Wellington this 28th day of April 2003

Present:
Her Excellency the Administrator of the Government in Council

Note

Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.

A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management.

Pursuant to section 115 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002, Her Excellency the Administrator of the Government, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.

Regulations

1 Title

  • These regulations are the Civil Defence Emergency Management Regulations 2003.

2 Commencement

  • These regulations come into force on 1 June 2003.

3 Interpretation
4 Civil defence logo

  • (1) The form and specifications of the civil defence logo are set out in Schedule 1.

    (1A) Despite subclause (1), if the civil defence logo is used on medallions that the Minister issues to recognise outstanding, important, or long-service contributions to civil defence emergency management, the civil defence logo—

    • (a) may be—

      • (i) blue and yellow, as specified in clause 1(a) of Schedule 1; or

      • (ii) black and white, as specified in clause 1(b) of Schedule 1; or

      • (iii) wholly gold; or

      • (iv) wholly silver:

    • (b) may—

      • (i) exclude the words CIVIL DEFENCE; or

      • (ii) reposition the words CIVIL DEFENCE outside the circle.

    (2) The civil defence logo may only be used for the purposes of the Act by—

    • (a) the responsible department; or

    • (b) Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups; or

    • (c) local authorities; or

    • (d) persons authorised for the purpose by the responsible department, a Civil Defence Emergency Management Group, or a local authority.

    (3) A person commits an offence if that person—

    • (a) uses the civil defence logo without authorisation; or

    • (b) conceals, removes, alters, defaces, or obliterates a civil defence logo.

    (4) A person who commits an offence under subclause (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500.

    Regulation 4(1A): inserted, on 1 August 2010, by regulation 4 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/176).

5 Form of search warrant

  • A search warrant issued under section 78 of the Act must be in form 1 of Schedule 2.

6 Form of declarations of state of emergency

  • (1) If the Minister makes a declaration—

    • (a) of a state of national emergency under section 66 of the Act, the declaration must be in form 2 of Schedule 2:

    • (b) extending a state of national emergency under section 71 of the Act, the declaration must be in form 3 of Schedule 2:

    • (c) terminating a state of national emergency under section 72 of the Act, the declaration must be in form 4 of Schedule 2:

    • (d) of a state of local emergency under section 69 of the Act, the declaration must be in form 5 of Schedule 2:

    • (e) extending a state of local emergency under section 71 of the Act, the declaration must be in form 6 of Schedule 2:

    • (f) terminating a state of local emergency under section 72 of the Act, the declaration must be in form 7 of Schedule 2.

    (2) Despite subclause (1), the Minister may, when making a declaration,—

    • (a) use a form of similar effect to a form specified in subclause (1):

    • (b) include additional information in any form.

    (3) If a person, other than the Minister and who is authorised to declare a state of local emergency, makes a declaration—

    • (a) of a state of local emergency under section 68 of the Act, the declaration must be in form 8 of Schedule 2:

    • (b) extending a state of local emergency under section 71 of the Act, the declaration must be in form 9 of Schedule 2:

    • (c) terminating a state of local emergency under section 72 of the Act, the declaration must be in form 10 of Schedule 2.

    (4) Despite subclause (3), the person may, when making a declaration,—

    • (a) use a form of similar effect to a form specified in subclause (3):

    • (b) include additional information in any form.

    Regulation 6: substituted, on 1 August 2010, by regulation 5 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/176).

Schedule 1
Form of civil defence logo

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1 Design

  • The civil defence logo,—

    • (a) if colour is used, is a yellow triangle in a blue circle, with the letters CD in blue inside the triangle and the words CIVIL DEFENCE in yellow below the triangle; and

    • (b) if colour is not used, is a white triangle in a black circle, with the letters CD in black inside the triangle and the words CIVIL DEFENCE in white below the triangle.

2 Colours

  • The colours to be used in printed materials are—

    • (a) printing manufacturers’ standard blue: PMS Pantone 294; and

    • (b) printing manufacturers’ standard yellow: PMS Process Yellow.

3 Paint materials

  • The colours to be used in painted materials must match the specifications in clause 2.

Schedule 2
Forms

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Contents

1
Search warrant to enter premises and obtain information in urgent cases

Ministerial forms for state of national emergency

2
Declaration by Minister of state of national emergency

3
Declaration by Minister extending state of national emergency

4
Declaration by Minister terminating state of national emergency

Ministerial forms for state of local emergency

5
Declaration by Minister of state of local emergency

6
Declaration by Minister extending state of local emergency

7
Declaration by Minister terminating state of local emergency

Non-ministerial forms for state of local emergency

8
Declaration of state of local emergency

9
Declaration extending state of local emergency

10
Declaration terminating state of local emergency

Form 1
Search warrant to enter premises and obtain information in urgent cases

Section 78, Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

  • To *[full name], a constable

    or

    *any constable

    or

    *any class of constables

I am satisfied on oath that—

  • (a) *a state of emergency is in force in [state “New Zealand” or the name of the area of New Zealand, Civil Defence Emergency Management Group area, district, or ward]

    or

    *the Director under the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 considers that an imminent threat of an emergency exists in [state “New Zealand” or the name of the area of New Zealand, Civil Defence Emergency Management Group area, district, or ward]

    or

    *a Controller under the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 considers that an imminent threat of an emergency exists in [state “New Zealand” or the name of the area of New Zealand, Civil Defence Emergency Management Group area, district, or ward]

    or

    *a person authorised by a Civil Defence Emergency Management Group considers that an imminent threat of an emergency exists in [state “New Zealand” or the name of the area of New Zealand, Civil Defence Emergency Management Group area, district, or ward]; and

  • (b) in or on [give particulars of the premises, not being a dwellinghouse] there is information and—

    • (i) the information is urgently required to prevent or limit the extent of the emergency; and

    • (ii) the person in possession of the information has refused to provide the information.

*Delete if inapplicable.

This warrant authorises you, within 10 days from its date of issue,—

  • (a) to enter and search the premises stated above at any time by day or night during the currency of the warrant; and

  • (b) to use any assistance that may be reasonable in the circumstances for the purposes of the entry and search; and

  • (c) to use any force that is reasonable in the circumstances for the purposes of effecting entry, and for breaking open anything in or on the premises searched; and

  • (d) to search for and seize information and, for that purpose,—

    • (i) to take copies or extracts of any document; and

    • (ii) to require any person who has a document in his or her possession, or under his or her control, to reproduce, or assist the person executing the warrant to reproduce, any information recorded or stored in the document in a usable form.

This warrant is issued subject to the following special conditions: [set out any special conditions specified by the person issuing the warrant; if none, state “None specified”].

Issued at [place], [date].

...........................
District Court Judge

  • Schedule 2 form 1: amended, on 1 October 2008, pursuant to section 116(a)(ii) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).

Ministerial forms for state of national emergency

  • Heading: inserted, on 1 August 2010, by regulation 6 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/176).

Form 2
Declaration by Minister of state of national emergency

Section 66, Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

I, [full name], declare that a state of national emergency exists over the whole of New Zealand/exists in [specify names of Civil Defence Emergency Management Group areas or districts]* owing to [describe emergency].

The state of national emergency comes into force immediately on the making of this declaration.

The state of national emergency expires 7 days after the time and date on which the state of emergency comes into force.

Declared by: [signature]

Designation: Minister of Civil Defence/[specify other Minister of the Crown]*

*Select one.

Time and date of declaration:

Notes

  • 1 The Minister must advise the House of Representatives as soon as practicable of the making of this declaration.

  • 2 This declaration must also be—

    • (a) notified to the public immediately by any means of communication that are reasonably practicable in the circumstances; and

    • (b) published in the Gazette as soon as practicable. It is recommended that publication in the Gazette occur within 20 working days after the state of emergency is terminated.

  • 3 Calculating “7 days after the time and date on which the state of emergency comes into force”: If the state of emergency came into force at 9.35 am on 1 January, it would expire at 9.35 am on 8 January. If the state of emergency came into force at 9.35 am on a Friday, it would expire at 9.35 am on the following Friday.

  • Schedule 2 form 2: substituted, on 1 August 2010, by regulation 6 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/176).

  • Schedule 2 form 2: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(2) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 2: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(3) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 2: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(4) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

Form 3
Declaration by Minister extending state of national emergency

Section 71, Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

I, [full name], extend the state of national emergency declared at [specify time and date]† over the whole of New Zealand/for [specify names of Civil Defence Emergency Management Group areas or districts]* owing to [describe emergency].

The state of national emergency is extended for 7 days immediately before the expiry of the original declaration/the last extension*.

Declared by: [signature]

Designation: Minister of Civil Defence/[specify other Minister of the Crown]*

†Include times and dates when any extensions took effect.
*Select one.

Time and date of declaration:

Notes

  • 1 The Minister must advise the House of Representatives as soon as practicable of the making of this declaration.

  • 2 This declaration must also be—

    • (a) notified to the public immediately by any means of communication that are reasonably practicable in the circumstances; and

    • (b) published in the Gazette as soon as practicable. It is recommended that publication in the Gazette occur within 20 working days after the state of emergency is terminated.

  • 3 Calculating the extension of “7 days” for a declaration extending the state of emergency: If the extension came into force at 9.35 am on 1 January, it would expire at 9.35 am on 8 January. If the extension came into force at 9.35 am on a Friday, it would expire at 9.35 am on the following Friday.

  • 4 If this is a second or subsequent extension of a state of emergency, specify the time and date when each previous extension took effect and the time and date when the state of emergency was first declared.

  • Schedule 2 form 3: substituted, on 1 August 2010, by regulation 6 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/176).

  • Schedule 2 form 3: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(5) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 3: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(6) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 3: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(7) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 3: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(8) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

Form 4
Declaration by Minister terminating state of national emergency

Section 72, Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

I, [full name], terminate the state of national emergency declared at [specify time and date]† over the whole of New Zealand/for [specify names of Civil Defence Emergency Management Group areas or districts]* owing to [describe emergency].

The termination of the state of national emergency takes effect from the time and date this declaration is made.

Declared by: [signature]

Designation: Minister of Civil Defence/[specify other Minister of the Crown]*

†Include times and dates when any extensions took effect.
*Select one.

Time and date of declaration:

Notes

  • 1 This declaration must be—

    • (a) notified to the public immediately by any means of communication that are reasonably practicable in the circumstances; and

    • (b) published in the Gazette as soon as practicable. It is recommended that publication in the Gazette occur within 20 working days after the state of emergency is terminated.

  • 2 If any extension of the state of emergency was made, specify the time and date when each extension took effect, as well as the time and date when the state of emergency was first declared.

  • Schedule 2 form 4: substituted, on 1 August 2010, by regulation 6 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/176).

  • Schedule 2 form 4: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(9) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 4: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(10) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 4: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(11) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 4: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(12) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

Ministerial forms for state of local emergency

  • Heading: inserted, on 1 August 2010, by regulation 6 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/176).

Form 5
Declaration by Minister of state of local emergency

Section 69, Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

I, [full name], declare that a state of local emergency exists in [specify names of Civil Defence Emergency Management Group area, districts, or wards] owing to [describe emergency].

The state of local emergency comes into force immediately on the making of this declaration.

The state of local emergency expires 7 days after the time and date on which the state of emergency comes into force.

Declared by: [signature]

Designation: Minister of Civil Defence/[specify other Minister of the Crown]*

*Select one.

Time and date of declaration:

Notes

  • 1 This declaration must be—

    • (a) notified to the public immediately by any means of communication that are reasonably practicable in the circumstances; and

    • (b) published in the Gazette as soon as practicable. It is recommended that publication in the Gazette occur within 20 working days after the state of emergency is terminated.

  • 2 Calculating “7 days after the time and date on which the state of emergency comes into force”: If the state of emergency came into force at 9.35 am on 1 January, it would expire at 9.35 am on 8 January. If the state of emergency came into force at 9.35 am on a Friday, it would expire at 9.35 am on the following Friday.

  • Schedule 2 form 5: substituted, on 1 August 2010, by regulation 6 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/176).

  • Schedule 2 form 5: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(13) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 5: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(14) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 5: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(15) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

Form 6
Declaration by Minister extending state of local emergency

Section 71, Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

I, [full name], extend the state of local emergency declared at [specify time and date]† for [specify names of Civil Defence Emergency Management Group area, districts, or wards] owing to [describe emergency].

The state of local emergency is extended for 7 days immediately before the expiry of the original declaration/the last extension*.

Declared by: [signature]

Designation: Minister of Civil Defence/[specify other Minister of the Crown]*

†Include times and dates when any extensions took effect.
*Select one.

Time and date of declaration:

Notes

  • 1 This declaration must be—

    • (a) notified to the public immediately by any means of communication that are reasonably practicable in the circumstances; and

    • (b) published in the Gazette as soon as practicable. It is recommended that publication in the Gazette occur within 20 working days after the state of emergency is terminated.

  • 2 Calculating the extension of “7 days” for a declaration extending the state of emergency: If the extension came into force at 9.35 am on 1 January, it would expire at 9.35 am on 8 January. If the extension came into force at 9.35 am on a Friday, it would expire at 9.35 am on the following Friday.

  • 3 If this is a second or subsequent extension of a state of emergency, specify the time and date when each previous extension took effect and the time and date when the state of emergency was first declared.

  • Schedule 2 form 6: added, on 1 August 2010, by regulation 6 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/176).

  • Schedule 2 form 6: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(16) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 6: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(17) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 6: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(18) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 6: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(19) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

Form 7
Declaration by Minister terminating state of local emergency

Section 72, Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

I, [full name], terminate the state of local emergency declared at [specify time and date]† for [specify names of Civil Defence Emergency Management Group area, districts, or wards] owing to [describe emergency].

The termination of the state of local emergency takes effect from the time and date when this declaration is made.

Declared by: [signature]

Designation: Minister of Civil Defence/[specify other Minister of the Crown]*

†Include times and dates when any extensions took effect.
*Select one.

Time and date of declaration:

Notes

  • 1 This declaration must be—

    • (a) notified to the public immediately by any means of communication that are reasonably practicable in the circumstances; and

    • (b) published in the Gazette as soon as practicable. It is recommended that publication in the Gazette occur within 20 working days after the state of emergency is terminated.

  • 2 If any extension of the state of emergency was made, specify the time and date when each extension took effect, as well as the time and date when the state of emergency was first declared.

  • Schedule 2 form 7: added, on 1 August 2010, by regulation 6 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/176).

  • Schedule 2 form 7: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(20) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 7: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(21) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 7: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(22) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 7: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(23) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

Non-ministerial forms for state of local emergency

  • Heading: added, on 1 August 2010, by regulation 6 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/176).

Form 8
Declaration of state of local emergency

Section 68, Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

I, [full name], declare that a state of local emergency exists in [specify names of Civil Defence Emergency Management Group area, districts, or wards] owing to [describe emergency].

The state of local emergency comes into force immediately on the making of this declaration.

The state of local emergency expires 7 days after the time and date on which the state of emergency comes into force.

Declared by: [signature]

Designation:

Select the applicable designation.

  • Person appointed and authorised by the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group to declare a state of local emergency for its area.

  • Representative of a member of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group [select this designation where no appointed person is or is likely to be able to exercise the power to declare a state of local emergency].

  • Mayor of the district for which the state of local emergency is declared.

  • Elected member of the district for which the state of local emergency is declared (designated to act on behalf of the mayor when the mayor is absent).

Time and date of declaration:

Notes

  • 1 This declaration must be—

    • (a) notified to the public immediately by any means of communication that are reasonably practicable in the circumstances; and

    • (b) published in the Gazette as soon as practicable. It is recommended that publication in the Gazette occur within 20 working days after the state of emergency is terminated.

  • 2 Calculating “7 days after the time and date on which the state of emergency comes into force”: If the state of emergency came into force at 9.35 am on 1 January, it would expire at 9.35 am on 8 January. If the state of emergency came into force at 9.35 am on a Friday, it would expire at 9.35 am on the following Friday.

  • Schedule 2 form 8: added, on 1 August 2010, by regulation 6 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/176).

  • Schedule 2 form 8: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(24) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 8: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(25) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 8: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(26) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

Form 9
Declaration extending state of local emergency

Section 71, Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

I, [full name], extend the state of local emergency declared at [specify time and date]† for [specify names of Civil Defence Emergency Management Group area, districts, or wards] owing to [describe emergency].

The state of local emergency is extended for 7 days immediately before the expiry of the original declaration/the last extension*.

†Include times and dates when any extensions took effect.
*Select one.

Declared by: [signature]

Declaration:

Select applicable designation.

  • Person appointed and authorised by the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group to declare a state of local emergency for its area.

  • Representative of a member of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group [select this designation where no appointed person is or is likely to be able to exercise the power to declare a state of local emergency].

  • Mayor of the district for which the state of local emergency is declared.

  • Elected member of the district for which the state of local emergency is declared (designated to act on behalf of the mayor when the mayor is absent).

Time and date of declaration:

Notes

  • 1 This declaration must be—

    • (a) notified to the public immediately by any means of communication that are reasonably practicable in the circumstances; and

    • (b) published in the Gazette as soon as practicable. It is recommended that publication in the Gazette occur within 20 working days after the state of emergency is terminated.

  • 2 Calculating the extension of “7 days” for a declaration extending the state of emergency: If the extension came into force at 9.35 am on 1 January, it would expire at 9.35 am on 8 January. If the extension came into force at 9.35 am on a Friday, it would expire at 9.35 am on the following Friday.

  • 3 If this is a second or subsequent extension of a state of emergency, specify the time and date when each previous extension took effect and the time and date when the state of emergency was first declared.

  • Schedule 2 form 9: added, on 1 August 2010, by regulation 6 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/176).

  • Schedule 2 form 9: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(27) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 9: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(28) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 9: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(29) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 9: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(30) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

Form 10
Declaration terminating state of local emergency

Section 72, Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

I, [full name], terminate the state of local emergency declared at [specify time and date]† for [specify names of Civil Defence Emergency Management Group area, districts, or wards] owing to [describe emergency].

The termination of the state of local emergency takes effect from the time and date when this declaration is made.

†Include times and dates when any extensions took effect.

Declared by: [signature]

Designation:

Select applicable designation.

  • Person appointed and authorised by the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group to declare a state of local emergency for its area.

  • Representative of a member of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group [select this designation where no appointed person is or is likely to be able to exercise the power to declare a state of local emergency].

  • Mayor of the district for which the state of local emergency is declared.

  • Elected member of the district for which the state of local emergency is declared (designated to act on behalf of the mayor when the mayor is absent).

Time and date of declaration:

Notes

  • 1 This declaration must be—

    • (a) notified to the public immediately by any means of communication that are reasonably practicable in the circumstances; and

    • (b) published in the Gazette as soon as practicable. It is recommended publication in the Gazette occur within 20 working days after the state of emergency is terminated.

  • 2 If any extension of the state of emergency was made, specify the time and date when each extension took effect, as well as the time and date when the state of emergency was first declared.

  • Schedule 2 form 10: added, on 1 August 2010, by regulation 6 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/176).

  • Schedule 2 form 10: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(31) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 10: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(32) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 10: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(33) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

  • Schedule 2 form 10: amended, on 25 March 2012, by section 11(34) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 6).

Diane Wilderspin,
Acting for Clerk of the Executive Council.

Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notification in Gazette: 2 May 2003.

Contents

  • 1General

  • 2Status of reprints

  • 3How reprints are prepared

  • 4Changes made under section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989

  • 5List of amendments incorporated in this reprint (most recent first)

Notes
1 General

  • This is a reprint of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Regulations 2003. The reprint incorporates all the amendments to the regulations as at 25 March 2012, as specified in the list of amendments at the end of these notes.

    Relevant provisions of any amending enactments that contain transitional, savings, or application provisions that cannot be compiled in the reprint are also included, after the principal enactment, in chronological order. For more information, see http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/reprints/ .

2 Status of reprints

  • Under section 16D of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989, reprints are presumed to correctly state, as at the date of the reprint, the law enacted by the principal enactment and by the amendments to that enactment. This presumption applies even though editorial changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in the reprint.

    This presumption may be rebutted by producing the official volumes of statutes or statutory regulations in which the principal enactment and its amendments are contained.

3 How reprints are prepared

  • A number of editorial conventions are followed in the preparation of reprints. For example, the enacting words are not included in Acts, and provisions that are repealed or revoked are omitted. For a detailed list of the editorial conventions, see http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/editorial-conventions/ or Part 8 of the Tables of New Zealand Acts and Ordinances and Statutory Regulations and Deemed Regulations in Force.

4 Changes made under section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989

  • Section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 authorises the making of editorial changes in a reprint as set out in sections 17D and 17E of that Act so that, to the extent permitted, the format and style of the reprinted enactment is consistent with current legislative drafting practice. Changes that would alter the effect of the legislation are not permitted.

    A new format of legislation was introduced on 1 January 2000. Changes to legislative drafting style have also been made since 1997, and are ongoing. To the extent permitted by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989, all legislation reprinted after 1 January 2000 is in the new format for legislation and reflects current drafting practice at the time of the reprint.

    In outline, the editorial changes made in reprints under the authority of section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 are set out below, and they have been applied, where relevant, in the preparation of this reprint:

    • •omission of unnecessary referential words (such as “of this section” and “of this Act”)

    • •typeface and type size (Times Roman, generally in 11.5 point)

    • •layout of provisions, including:

      • •indentation

      • •position of section headings (eg, the number and heading now appear above the section)

    • •format of definitions (eg, the defined term now appears in bold type, without quotation marks)

    • •format of dates (eg, a date formerly expressed as “the 1st day of January 1999” is now expressed as “1 January 1999”)

    • •position of the date of assent (it now appears on the front page of each Act)

    • •punctuation (eg, colons are not used after definitions)

    • •Parts numbered with roman numerals are replaced with arabic numerals, and all cross-references are changed accordingly

    • •case and appearance of letters and words, including:

      • •format of headings (eg, headings where each word formerly appeared with an initial capital letter followed by small capital letters are amended so that the heading appears in bold, with only the first word (and any proper nouns) appearing with an initial capital letter)

      • •small capital letters in section and subsection references are now capital letters

    • •schedules are renumbered (eg, Schedule 1 replaces First Schedule), and all cross-references are changed accordingly

    • •running heads (the information that appears at the top of each page)

    • •format of two-column schedules of consequential amendments, and schedules of repeals (eg, they are rearranged into alphabetical order, rather than chronological).

5 List of amendments incorporated in this reprint (most recent first)