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Act No.1 of 1998 on Emergency and Protection of Public Safety of 1997.

Country/Territory
Sudan
Document type
Legislation
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
General
Keyword
Public health Hazards Risk assessment/management
Geographical area
Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Near East and North Africa, Northern Africa, Red Sea & Gulf of Aden, Sahel
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force after signing with immediate effect when an emergency is declared and within the area specified in the declaration.
Abstract

This Act consisting of 8 articles aim at establishing procedures for a declaration of a state of emergency. It states that the President of the Republic shall issue it all over Sudan or in any part of it in case of (i) foreign invasion or blockade; (ii) immediate or gross danger that threatens national unity, safety of the country or any part of it; (iii) crisis which threatens the country’s economy; (iv) war, rebellious or illegal fighting; (v) prevailing crime, insurgence or riot; (vi) epidemics or collapse of public work or public facilities; and (vii) any other situation which the president view as a direct threat to Sudan, any part of it, public safety, or community life. The declaration will remain valid until it expires or if the President issues a declaration to annul it. Article 5 lists the emergencency powers attributed to the competent authority (i.e. the President of the Republic, the Governor or any delegated official) including (i) seizure, according to the requirements of emergency, of land, businesses, commodities, or other assets against prompt and just compensation; (ii) banning or restricting the movements of persons or their activities or the movements of means of transport and communication; and (iii) organising the transfer, production or storing of commodities or services as well as price fixing and setting up transactions’ systems.

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