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Emergencies Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. 22).

País/Territorio
Canadá
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1985 (2003)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Título completo
An Act to authorize the taking of special temporary measures to ensure safety and security during national emergencies and to amend other Acts in consequence thereof.
Materia
Medio ambiente gen., Agua
Palabra clave
Peligros Incendios forestales Escasez de agua/sequía Inundación Calidad del aire/contaminación del aire Control de la contaminación
Área geográphica
Americas, Ártico, Asia y Pacifico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte
Resumen

The present Act provides for special temporary measures to ensure safety and security during national emergencies. For the purpose of the Act “public welfare emergency” means an emergency that is caused by a real or imminent: a) fire, flood, drought, storm, earthquake or other natural phenomenon, b) disease in human beings, animals or plants, or c) accident or pollution and that results or may result in a danger to life or property, social disruption or a breakdown in the flow of essential goods, services or resources, so serious as to be a national emergency. The text consists of 80 section divided into 7 Parts as follows: Public Welfare Emergency (I); Public Order Emergency (II); International Emergency (III); War Emergency (IV); Compensation (V); Parliamentary Supervisions (VI); Consequential and related Provisions (VII). One Schedule (Oath of Secrecy) is enclosed.

Texto completo
Francés/Inglés
Página web
www.ec.gc.ca