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Emergency Management Bill (No 2)

Emergency response and recovery: states of emergency and transition periods - Powers applying during states of emergency - Application and exercise of powers in sections 125 to 135

124: When authorised Controllers or specified persons may exercise powers

You could also call this:

"Who can use special powers in an emergency"

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You can exercise special powers if you are an authorised Controller or a specified person. You can only use these powers in a place where you are in charge. These powers are given to you by sections 127 to 135, which you can read about by following the links to sections 127 and 135.

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123: Application of sections 125 to 135, or

"Powers you can use during an emergency"

125: Emergency powers of Emergency Management Committees, or

"What Emergency Management Committees can do in an emergency"

Part 4Emergency response and recovery: states of emergency and transition periods
Powers applying during states of emergency: Application and exercise of powers in sections 125 to 135

124When authorised Controllers or specified persons may exercise powers

An authorised Controller or a specified person may exercise the powers conferred on them by sections 127 to 135 only in respect of a location for which the person is responsible.