S-2.3 - Civil Protection Act

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80. The Minister of Public Security shall establish and maintain, in conjunction with the other ministers and heads of government bodies enlisted by the Minister, a national civil protection plan for Québec designed to
(1)  provide support to civil protection authorities and government departments and government bodies where the magnitude of a major disaster risk or of an actual or imminent major disaster exceeds their capacity for action in the areas under their jurisdiction;
(2)  reduce the vulnerability of society to the major disaster risks determined by the Minister having foreseeable consequences on a Québec-wide scale, in particular through disaster prevention, emergency response planning, emergency response or recovery measures, or through separate risk management at the appropriate level, in collaboration with other governments or regional or local authorities concerned; and
(3)  ensure that government departments and government bodies collaborate in specified areas of activity in view of their impact on civil protection matters.
2001, c. 76, s. 80; 2019, c. 1, s. 14.
80. The Minister of Public Security shall establish and maintain, in conjunction with the other ministers and heads of government bodies enlisted by the Minister, a national civil protection plan for Québec designed to
(1)  provide support to civil protection authorities and government departments and government bodies where the magnitude of a major disaster risk or of an actual or imminent major disaster exceeds their capacity for action in the areas under their jurisdiction;
(2)  reduce the vulnerability of society to the major disaster risks determined by the Minister having foreseeable consequences on a Québec-wide scale, in particular through disaster mitigation, emergency response planning, emergency response or recovery measures, or through separate risk management at the appropriate level, in collaboration with other governments or regional or local authorities concerned; and
(3)  ensure that government departments and government bodies collaborate in specified areas of activity in view of their impact on civil protection matters.
2001, c. 76, s. 80.