CAP. 241] Emergency (Requisition) Regulations.
G.N.A. 167/49.
EMERGENCY (REQUISITION) REGULATIONS.
(Cap. 241, section 2).
[15th August, 1949.]
Citation.
Interpretation.
1. These regulations may be cited as the Emergency (Requisition) Regulations.
2. (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-
"essential service" means any undertaking, requirement of or service to the community which in the opinion of the Governor, signified by notification in the Gazette, is of public utility or essential to the life of the community;
"land" includes land of any category or tenure whether covered by water or not and any erection, tree or other thing fixed thereto and any shed, barn or other structure which although affixed to land (which has been or is being requisitioned) in such a manner as to be removable therefrom a competent authority specifies is required for use in connexion with such land;
"public interest" includes the interests of defence or of the preservation of public order, safety or health or of the provision or maintenance of supplies and services essential to the life of the community;
"requisition" means, in relation to any property, to take possession of the property, or to require the property to be placed at the disposal of the requisitioning authority;
"supplies and services" includes any tangible or intangible requirement of the community.
(2) Any reference in these regulations to the doing of any act shall include a reference to an act of commission or an omission and, unless the context otherwise requires, shall include also a reference to the making of or failure to make any statement.
(3) (a) No special form shall be required for the exercise by the Governor or by a competent authority of any power conferred by these regulations:
Provided that the Governor may authorize the use of any form for the exercise of any such power and in such event such form with such adaptations and modifications as the circumstances of any particular case may require shall be valid and sufficient.
(b) Nothing in sub-paragraph (a) shall be deemed to imply that any power conferred by these regulations is required to be exercised or communicated in writing.
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CAP. 241] Emergency (Requisition) Regulations.
G.N.A. 167/49.
[1967 Ed.
EMERGENCY (REQUISITION) REGULATIONS.
(Cap. 241, section 2).
[15th August, 1949.]
Citation.
Interpretation.
1. These regulations may be cited as the Emergency (Requisition) Regulations.
2. (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-
"essential service" means any undertaking, requirement of or serv- ice to the community which in the opinion of the Governor, signified by notification in the Gazette, is of public utility or essential to the life of the community;
"land" includes land of any category or tenure whether covered by water or not and any erection, tree or other thing fixed thereto and any shed, barn or other structure which although affixed to land (which has been or is being requisitioned) in such a manner as to be removable therefrom a competent authority specifies is required for use in connexion with such land;
"public interest" includes the interests of defence or of the preser- vation of public order, safety or health or of the provision or maintenance of supplies and services essential to the life of the community;
"requisition" means, in relation to any property, to take possession of the property, or to require the property to be placed at the disposal of the requisitioning authority;
"supplies and services" includes any tangible or intangible require-
ment of the community.
(2) Any reference in these regulations to the doing of any act shall include a reference to an act of commission or an omis- sion and, unless the context otherwise requires, shall include also a reference to the making of or failure to make any statement.
(3) (a) No special form shall be required for the exercise by the Governor or by a competent authority of any power conferred by these regulations:
Provided that the Governor may authorize the use of any form for the exercise of any such power and in such event such form with such adaptations and modifica- tions as the circumstances of any particular case may require shall be valid and sufficient.
(b) Nothing in sub-paragraph (a) shall be deemed to imply that any power conferred by these regulations is required to be exercised or communicated in writing.
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