Fuel Emergency Act 2005 (NI)

NORFOLK ISLAND

fuel emergency ACT 2005

[Consolidated as at 20 January 2013 on the authority of the Administrator and in accordance with the Enactments Reprinting Act 1980] ________

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Definitions 4. Declaration of a state of emergency in relation to a kind of fuel 5. Powers of Minister during period of emergency 6. Compliance with directions, etc of Minister 7. Delegation of powers and functions by Minister 8. Application and operation of directions, etc 9. Offences

NORFOLK ISLAND

fuel emergency ACT 2005

An Act to provide for the control and management of fuel in periods of emergency and purposes associated therewith.

BE IT ENACTED by the Legislative Assembly of Norfolk Island as follows —

Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Fuel Emergency Act 2005. Commencement 2. (1) This Act shall come into operation on the day upon which notice of assent is published in the Gazette. (2) Upon commencement this Act has effect from midnight on 20 September 2005. Definitions 3. In this Act, unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter — "period of emergency" means the time during which any declaration of a state of emergency made under this Act in relation to a fuel is in force; "services" means anything done or necessary or expedient to be done for or with respect to the production supply distribution or sale of fuel. Declaration of a state of emergency in relation to a kind of fuel 4. (1) Where at any time it appears to the Administrator that any action has been taken or is immediately threatened by any person or body of persons or an event has occurred or is about to occur whereby any kind of fuel is or is likely to become unavailable to meet the reasonable requirements of the community and that a state of emergency exists or is likely to exist in relation to that fuel the Administrator may by declaration published in the Gazette declare that a state of emergency exists in relation to that fuel. (2) Any such declaration in relation to any fuel may be limited therein as to time place and circumstance. (3) No such declaration shall be in force for more than 3 months, without prejudice to the issue of another declaration of emergency before at or after the end of that period. (4) Any such declaration may be revoked— (a) by a declaration of the Administrator published in the Gazette; or (b) by a resolution of the Legislative Assembly.