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If there is an emergency, you expect your local council to keep working. They must do their job as much as they can during and after the emergency. This means they follow the rules in this proposed bill and other laws.
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42: Role of local authority members of multi-member Emergency Management Committees, or
"What local authorities do in emergency management teams"
44: Role of chief executives of territorial authorities to co-ordinate use of resources, or
"Local council bosses help manage resources during emergencies"
During and after an emergency, a local authority must, to the extent that is reasonably practicable in the circumstances of the emergency, continue to carry out its role under this Act and other legislation.
