Emergency Measures Act (R.S.N.L. 1990, c. E-8). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Newfoundland Document type Legislation Date 1970 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the organization and administration of emergency measures. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Early warning system Hazards Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Act provides for the organization and administration of emergency measures, i.e. the planning, organization, establishment and operation of defensive, precautionary and safety measures, controls, facilities and services of all kinds, other than those for which the military forces or other agencies of the Government of Canada are primarily responsible, necessary or desirable in the public interest for meeting, reducing, preventing and overcoming the effects of civil disaster or a war emergency (sect. 2). Full text English Website www.gov.nf.ca References - Legislation Repealed by Emergency Services Act (S.N.L. 2008, c. E-9.1). Legislation | Canada | 2008 (2016) Keyword: Early warning system, Hazards, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX