In Nova Scotia we have an Emergency Management Act. Halifax police haven’t handed out a ticket for breaking COVID-19 restrictions since Monday. Emergency Management Office: Legislation. SCEPA is a provincial not-for-profit-Association registered under the Nova Scotia Societies Act focusing on Emergency Preparedness and Management for the … var modified = new Date(document.lastModified); var mod_year=modified.getFullYear();if(mod_year<2000){mod_year+=100;} Nova Scotia Emergency Management Act. Anyone entering the province will … Renewal of Provincial State of Emergency – 4 April 2021 (PDF 150 kB) 4-15; 2014, c. 34, s. 6 © 2016 Her Majesty the Queen in right of the Province of Nova Scotia Published by Authority of the Speaker of the House of Assembly Halifax 5 During the period that a declaration of a state of emergency is in effect, the Minister may, (a) requisition, commandeer or take possession of property of any kind or a facility for the provision of emergency welfare services; and. On 22 March 2020, the Government of Nova Scotia declared a provincial state of emergency to help contain the spread of COVID-19. h��Tko�0�O��Uu�8/����h} �����B�. Emergency Management Act. Multiple fines can be given each day an individual, business or organization fails to comply. Search 53 Emergency Management Office jobs now available in Nova Scotia on Indeed.com, the world's largest job site. Nova Scotia. This law states that the provincial government, upon declaring a state of emergency, may “do everything necessary for the protection of property and the health or safety of persons therein”. (a) "Director" means the Director of Emergency Welfare Services; (b) "emergency welfare services" includes lodging, accommodation, feeding, clothing, registration and inquiry and personal services, including aid in cash or in kind; (c) "facility" means any premises, dwelling, building, place or thing that may be used for providing emergency welfare services and includes equipment, supplies and stores; (d) "Minister" means Minister of Public Welfare; (e) "welfare worker" means any person employed by the Province or by a city, town or municipality or by a public authority whose duties include welfare work and includes any person who performs such duties under the authority of any enactment on a voluntary basis; (f) "welfare organization" means a Provincial, municipal or private organization of any kind engaged in welfare work or the provision of welfare services. A university student in Wolfville is facing a fine for violating the Emergency Management Act. %%EOF Emergency Management Act. "Emergency Site Manager" means in respect to a dangerous occurrence, the person designated by any municipality in the Province of Nova Scotia under their municipal emergency plan as required by Section 10(1)(e) of the Emergency Measures Act (Nova Scotia). 30.]. Nova Scotia's RCMP and police services across the province have issued at least 436 tickets related to COVID-19 since the province declared a state of emergency on March 22. From the Province of Nova Scotia. 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