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Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

Information, enforcement, compensation, appeals, and secondary legislation - Power to require information - Information for emergency management

171: How information is to be provided

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"How to give information when asked"

Illustration for Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

If you are asked to provide information under section 170, you must do so. You have to give the information in the form that the designated person or Committee asks for. You must also provide it within a reasonable time frame that they specify and without charging a fee.

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170: Power to require information, or

"People in charge can ask you for information to help in an emergency"

172: Medical and legally privileged information not to be disclosed, or

"Keeping private medical and lawyer talks secret"

Part 5Information, enforcement, compensation, appeals, and secondary legislation
Power to require information: Information for emergency management

171How information is to be provided

This section applies if a person is required by a designated person or Committee to provide information under section 170.
The information must be given—
in the form specified by the designated person or Committee; and
within the reasonable time specified by the designated person or Committee; and
free of charge.