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Emergency Powers Act.

Pays/Territoire
Barbade
Type du document
Législation
Date
1939 (1955)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Laws of Barbados, 5 pp.
Titre complet
An Act to make exceptional provision for the protection of the community in cases of emergency.
Sujet
Agriculture et développement rural
Mot clé
Risques Système d'alerte précoce
Aire géographique
Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.caricomlaw.org