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Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

2: Commencement

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"When the Emergency Management Bill (No 2) starts to apply"

Illustration for Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

This Act will come into force on the day after Royal assent, with some exceptions. You will see that some parts come into force later, like sections relating to compliance orders, which start six months after Royal assent. Some other sections start 12 months after Royal assent, such as the ones about chief executives, District Controllers, and Local Controllers. You can find more information about when certain sections come into force by looking at the links to sections 174 to 178, section 44, sections 52, 54, 57, 58, and 59(1)(c) to (f). Some sections about lead agencies will come into force on a date set by Order in Council, or two years after Royal assent if that has not happened. The order is secondary legislation, and you can learn more about publication requirements in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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"Keeping You and Your Community Safe in Emergencies"

2Commencement

  1. This Act comes into force on the day after Royal assent, with some exceptions.

  2. Sections 174 to 178 (which relate to compliance orders) come into force 6 months after Royal assent.

  3. The following provisions come into force 12 months after Royal assent:

  4. section 44 (which relates to the obligation on chief executives of territorial authorities regarding the use and provision of resources):
    1. sections 52, 54, 57, 58, and 59(1)(c) to (f) (which relate to District Controllers and Local Controllers):
      1. sections 61, 63, 66, 67, and 68(1)(c) to (f) (which relate to District Recovery Managers and Local Recovery Managers):
        1. section 86(2)(a) (which relates to the obligation on the Director-General when developing a proposal relating to a review of the national emergency management plan to identify and engage with disproportionately affected communities):
          1. section 91(1)(k) to (m) (which relates to certain content of regional emergency management plans).

            1. Sections 69, 70, and 83 (which relate to lead agencies) come into force—

            2. on a single date set by Order in Council; but
              1. if they have not come into force by the second anniversary of Royal assent, they come into force then.

                1. An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

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