Emergency Powers (Disasters) Act (Cap. 15:03).
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Abstract
This Act empowers the President to declare the state of emergency in Dominica in case of (imminent) disaster and to make Orders securing essentials for the community and for the preservation of health, welfare and safety of the population. An Order may provide, among other things, for the requisitioning and regulation of food.
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Long title of text
An Act to make provision for the welfare and safety of the community in cases of disaster and for matters connected therewith.
Notes
Reprinted version of Act No. 20 of 1987 as authorized by L.R.O. 1/1991.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Laws of Dominica, 6 pp.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No