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Disaster Management Act · s 24

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s 24Duration

A disaster situation —

(a)

starts when it has been declared under section 22;

(b)

ends 7 days after the day it is declared, unless —

(i)

the Minister sooner ends the disaster situation under section 26(1); or

(ii)

an order made under section 25(1) extends the period of the disaster situation beyond the end of the 7 days.