PART X. – Division 1. Introductory. – 226. Definitions. In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears– of a national emergency” a declaration under Section 228 (declaration of “declaration national emergency); includes, without limiting the generality of the expression– “emergency” (a) imminent danger of war between Papua New Guinea and another country, or of warlike operations threatening national security; and (b) an earthquake, volcanic eruption, tempest, flood, fire or outbreak of pestilence or infectious disease, or any other natural calamity whether similar to any such occurrence or not on such an extensive as to be likely to endanger the public safety or to deprive the community or any substantial proportion of the community of supplies or services essential to life; and (c) action taken, or immediately threatened, by any person that is of such a nature, and on so extensive a scale, as to be likely to endanger the public safety or to deprive the community or any substantial portion of the community of supplies or services essential to life; Act” means an Act of the Parliament made for the purposes of this Part and in “Emergency accordance with Section 230 (Emergency Acts); Committee” means an Emergency Committee appointed under Section 240 “Emergency (Emergency Committees), and includes a Temporary Emergency Committee appointed and in office under Section 241 (Temporary Emergency Committees); law” means– “emergency (a) an Emergency Act; or (b) an Emergency Regulation; means an order made under an emergency law, as provided for by “emergency Section 232 (emergency orders); Regulation” a law that is made in accordance with Section 231 “Emergency (Emergency Regulations); means detention that is authorized by or under a law the validity of which “internment” depends solely on this Part, but does not include the detention of a member of the armed forces of another country as a prisoner of war; of declared national emergency” means any period during which– “period (a) Papua New Guinea is at war with another country by virtue of a declaration under Section 227 (declaration of war); or (b) a declaration of a national emergency is in under Section 228 (declaration of national emergency).
PART X. – Division 1. – Introductory. 226. Definitions. In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears– “declaration of a national emergency” a declaration under Section 228 (declaration of national emergency); “emergency” includes, without limiting the generality of the expression– (a) imminent danger of war between Papua New Guinea and another country, or of warlike operations threatening national security; and (b) an earthquake, volcanic eruption, tempest, flood, fire or outbreak of pestilence or infectious disease, or any other natural calamity whether similar to any such occurrence or not on such an extensive as to be likely to endanger the public safety or to deprive the community or any substantial proportion of the community of supplies or services essential to life; and (c) action taken, or immediately threatened, by any person that is of such a nature, and on so extensive a scale, as to be likely to endanger the public safety or to deprive the community or any substantial portion of the community of supplies or services essential to life; “Emergency Act” means an Act of the Parliament made for the purposes of this Part and in accordance with Section 230 (Emergency Acts); “Emergency Committee” means an Emergency Committee appointed under Section 240 (Emergency Committees), and includes a Temporary Emergency Committee appointed and in office under Section 241 (Temporary Emergency Committees); “emergency law” means– (a) an Emergency Act; or (b) an Emergency Regulation; “emergency means an order made under an emergency law, as provided for by Section 232 (emergency orders); “Emergency Regulation” a law that is made in accordance with Section 231 (Emergency Regulations); “internment” means detention that is authorized by or under a law the validity of which depends solely on this Part, but does not include the detention of a member of the armed forces of another country as a prisoner of war; “period of declared national emergency” means any period during which– (a) Papua New Guinea is at war with another country by virtue of a declaration under Section 227 (declaration of war); or (b) a declaration of a national emergency is in under Section 228 (declaration of national emergency).
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