Part 2Appointment, functions, and powers of persons involved in civil defence emergency management
Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups
14Membership rules for territorial authorities
A territorial authority whose district is completely within the area of a regional council must be a member of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Group of which the regional council is a member.
Each territorial authority whose district is in the area of 2 or more regional councils must, after consulting with the relevant regional councils, join any one, but only 1, of the Groups of which the relevant regional councils are members.
A territorial authority's decision to join a particular Group under subsection (2) is irrevocable, and must be made within 2 months of the establishment of the particular Group.
If a territorial authority's decision under subsection (2) is not made before the expiry of the time limit in subsection (3), the Minister must direct the territorial authority to join one of the relevant Groups.
A territorial authority that is subject to a ministerial direction under subsection (4) must comply with that direction.