Civil Emergency Measures Act. Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Yukon Document type Legislation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject General Keyword Public health Hazards Risk assessment/management Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Act consisting of 14 articles provides for the rules to develop a civil emergency plan in case either of peacetime disaster or war emergency and establishes that the Commissioner in Executive Council shall appoint a civil emergency planning officer to formulate and recommend to the Minister plans for dealing with them. Furthermore, the Commissioner in Executive Council may declare that a state of emergency exists in the Yukon or in any part thereof. A state of emergency begins on the making of a declaration and, unless extended, it shall cease to exist 90 days from the date of the declaration. Municipal state of emergency can be also declared by the mayor of a municipality if he has reasonable grounds to believe that a substantial danger to public safety or to property in the municipality exists. In this case, it continues for 48 hours. Article 9 lists the powers reserved to the Minister for the purpose of dealing with the emergency. Full text English Website www.gov.yk.ca References - Legislation Implemented by Yukon Canada Ministerial Order No. 2020/16 Civil Emergency Measures Act – Self-isolation exception for traditional activities (COVID-19). Legislation | Canada | 2020 Keyword: Wild fauna, Hazards, Indigenous peoples, Traditional rights/customary rights, Fishery management and conservation, Inland fisheries, Marine fisheries, Hunting/capture Source: FAO, FAOLEX O.I.C. 2020/61 - Declaration of State of Emergency in Yukon. Legislation | Canada | 2020 Keyword: Public health, Hazards, Risk assessment/management Source: FAO, FAOLEX