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Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

Emergency management system role-holders - Regional role-holders - Appointment of Regional Recovery Managers, District Recovery Managers, and Local Recovery Managers

63: Appointment of Local Recovery Managers for unitary authority Emergency Management Committees

You could also call this:

"Choosing Local Recovery Managers to Help in Emergencies"

Illustration for Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

If a law change happens, the boss of a unitary authority can choose people to be Local Recovery Managers. They pick people who are qualified and have experience to help with emergencies in their area. The boss can choose one or more people for this job.

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62: Appointment of Regional Recovery Managers for unitary authority Emergency Management Committees, or

"Who helps manage emergencies in your area"

64: Provisions applying generally to appointments of Regional Recovery Managers, District Recovery Managers, and Local Recovery Managers, or

"Rules for being a Recovery Manager in an emergency"

Part 2Emergency management system role-holders
Regional role-holders: Appointment of Regional Recovery Managers, District Recovery Managers, and Local Recovery Managers

63Appointment of Local Recovery Managers for unitary authority Emergency Management Committees

This section provides for the appointment of Local Recovery Managers for a unitary authority Emergency Management Committee.
The chief executive of the unitary authority may appoint 1 or more suitably qualified and experienced persons to be a Local Recovery Manager in respect of the district.

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2002 No 33 s 30