Emergency Planning Committees Regulations - Emergency Management Act (Nova Scotia)

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Emergency Planning Committees Regulations

made under Section 25 of the

Emergency Management Act

S.N.S. 1990, c. 8

(effective May 24, 1966), N.S. Reg. 15/1966

The Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Provincial Secretary and Minister in Charge of Emergency Measures Organization (NS) dated the 19^th day of May, A.D. 1966 and pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Acts of 1958, the EMO (N.S.) Act, is pleased to order:

1 That the following Members of the Executive Council will constitute an Executive Council Committee on Emergency Planning, the second named to be Chairman thereof:

The Premier

The Minister to whom is assigned the administration of the said Act, hereinafter referred to as the “Minister”

The Attorney General

The Minister of Public Health

The Minister of Public Welfare

The Minister of Finance and Economics

The Minister of Highways.

2 That the following persons will constitute a Continuity of Government Planning Committee, the first named to be Chairman thereof:

The Administrative Assistant to the Premier

The Deputy Attorney General

The Deputy Minister of Public Health

The Deputy Minister of Public Welfare

and will plan for the for the continuity of Executive Government in the event of war, invasion, insurrection, real or apprehended, and to that end will plan for

(a) relocation of the said Government;

(b) the presence of designated members of the Executive Council at the relocated seat of Government;

(d) the presence of designated members of the Executive Council or members of the House of Assembly at each zone headquarters and the conferring on them of certain powers

and report thereon to the Minister.

3 The Ministers and Deputy Heads of the several departments of Government and each commission, board or agency of the Government of the Province of Nova Scotia will plan for the continuity of administration of matters under their respective jurisdictions under emergency conditions arising from war, invasion or insurrection, real or apprehended, including

(a) plans for relocated headquarters for each department, commission, board or agency;

(b) designation of members of each department, commission, board or agency to relocate at relocation headquarters and zone headquarters

and that each department, commission, board or agency will appoint a Departmental Emergency Planning Officer.

4 That the following persons will constitute a Continuity of Departments Planning Committee -

Director of Emergency Measures Organization (Nova Scotia)

The Deputy Director of Emergency Measures Organization (Nova Scotia)

The Departmental Emergency Planning Officers referred to in paragraph 3

the first named to be Chairman and the second named to be Vice-Chairman of the said Committee and report to the Minister from time to time on the state of departmental planning.

Legislative History
Reference Tables

Emergency Planning Committees Regulations	N.S. Reg. 15/1966
Emergency Management Act
Note: The information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Emergency Planning Committees Regulations made under the Emergency Management Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S. Regulation	In force date*	How in force	Royal Gazette Part II Issue
15/1966	May 16, 1966	date made	unpublished¹

The following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S. Regulation	In force date*	How in force	Royal Gazette Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added am. = amended	fc. = fee change ra. = reassigned		rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected		How affected
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Note that changes to headings are not included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections:

	Note	Effective date
1	Regulations in effect on the first of April 1977, and filed with the Registrar before March 31, 1978, are exempt from publication under subsection 24(2) of the Regulations Act.
2	Other than for the Emergency Measures Organization established by the original parent Act, substituted references legislated for departments, offices and agencies in these regulations are not tracked in these editorial notes.
3	The title of the Act is changed from the Emergency Measures Act to the Emergency Management Act by amendments made by S.N.S. 2005, c. 48 to the Emergency Measures Act, S.N.S. 1990, c. 8, and the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376. References to the Emergency Measures Organization should be read as references to the Emergency Management Office established by these amendments.	Dec 20, 2005
4	References to the Emergency Measures Organization should be read as references to the Department of Justice in accordance with Order in Council 2011-147 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376, which abolishes the Emergency Management Office and transfers responsibility for emergency management.	Apr 19, 2011
5	References to the Emergency Measures Organization should be read as a reference to the Department of Municipal Affairs in accordance with O.I.C. 2014-71 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376, which transfers responsibility for emergency management.	Apr 1, 2014
6	References to the Emergency Measures Organization should be read as a reference to the Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing in accordance with O.I.C. 2019-150 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.	Jun 3, 2019
7	References to the Emergency Measures Organization should be read as a reference to the Department of Municipal Affairs in accordance with O.I.C. 2021-58 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.	Feb 23, 2021
8	References to the Emergency Measures Organization should be read as a reference to the Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing in accordance with O.I.C. 2021-209 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.	Aug 31, 2021

Repealed and Superseded:

N.S. Regulation	Title	In force date	Repealed date

Note: Only regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this table. It may not reflect the entire history of regulations on this subject matter.