Disaster Management Act · s 25

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s 25Extending disaster situation

(1)

The Minister may, by order, extend or further extend, the period of the disaster situation and shall publish such order in the Gazette as soon as practicable.

(2)

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other written law, an order made under subsection (1) commences on the day it is made whether or not it was published in the Gazette on that day.

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(3)

An order extending the period of a disaster situation expires 14 days after the disaster situation was declared unless it is sooner repealed or unless it expires under section 26(4).

(4)

An order further extending the period of a disaster situation —

(a)

shall state the period, of not more than 7 days, by which the disaster situation is extended; and

(b)

expires at the end of the stated period unless it is sooner repealed or it expires under section 26(4).