Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. E. 9).

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关键词: Disasters;    Risk assessment/management;    Liability/compensation;    Governance;    Local government;    Policy/planning;    Environmental planning;    Education;   

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来源: ECOLEX

【 摘 要 】

This Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act replaces the Emergency Plans Act. Whereas the previous Act gave municipalities the authority to create emergency plans on an elective basis, the new Act requires each municipality to develop, implement, and maintain an emergency management program. For the purpose of the present Act “emergency” means a situation or an impending situation that constitutes a danger of major proportions that could result in serious harm to persons or substantial da