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S-2.4 - Act respecting civil protection to promote disaster resilience
Section 18
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18. Where a local municipality is unable to or fails to act when a disaster occurs or is imminent in its territory, the Minister may order the deployment of the emergency response or recovery measures in the municipality’s emergency preparedness plan to respond to the disaster, adapting them if necessary, or of any other measure the Minister considers appropriate in the circumstances and designate the person responsible.
The Minister’s order takes effect as soon as it is declared and must specify the nature of the disaster, the territory concerned, and the circumstances warranting and the effective period of the order.
The Minister orders the end of the deployment of the measures as soon as the Minister considers that they are no longer necessary.
Notice of an order made under this section must be given promptly to the local municipality and to the regional municipality, and must be published and disseminated by the most efficient means available to ensure that the population of the territory concerned is rapidly informed.
