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| Name: | Emergency Powers (Amendment) Act 1996 (Act No. 2 of 1996). |
| Country: | Dominica |
| Subject(s): | Constitutional law |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1996-03-06 |
| Entry into force: | |
| Published on: | Printed separately, 2 p. (INFORM - P60189) |
| ISN: | DMA-1996-L-43392 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=43392&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Printed separately, 2 p. (INFORM - P60189) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Amends the Emergency Powers Act by inserting a subsection 2(1), allowing the President to declare a state of emergency if there is an imminent threat of a state of war or any action has been taken by persons which threatens public safety on a large scale. |