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Emergency Powers Act.

País/Territorio
Barbados
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1939 (1955)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Laws of Barbados, 5 pp.
Título completo
An Act to make exceptional provision for the protection of the community in cases of emergency.
Materia
Agricultura y desarrollo rural
Palabra clave
Peligros Sistema de alerta temprana
Área geográphica
Americas, Caribe, América Latina y el Caribe, Atlántico Norte, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo
Resumen

This Act makes provision with respect to measures in case of an emergency caused by human beings or resulting from a natural disaster. The state of emergency may be declared by the Governor-General for a period of one month and may be extended by the House of Assembly for a maximum of six months. During the state of emergency, the cabinet may make Orders for, among other things, the distribution of food and water, the taking of possession or control of any property and the acquisition of any property other than land.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.caricomlaw.org