2.1 (1) Every municipality shall develop and implement an emergency management program and the council of the municipality shall by by-law adopt the emergency management program.  2002, c. 14, s. 4. Same (2) The emergency management program shall consist of, (a)  an emergency plan as required by section 3; (b)  training programs and exercises for employees of the municipality and other persons with respect to the provision of necessary services and the procedures to be followed in emergency response and recovery activities; (c)  public education on risks to public safety and on public preparedness for emergencies; and (d)  any other element required by the standards for emergency management programs set under section 14.  2002, c. 14, s. 4. Hazard and risk assessment and infrastructure identification (3) In developing its emergency management program, every municipality shall identify and assess the various hazards and risks to public safety that could give rise to emergencies and identify the facilities and other elements of the infrastructure that are at risk of being affected by emergencies.  2002, c. 14, s. 4. Confidentiality for defence reasons (4) Subject to subsection (5), a head of an institution, as defined in the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, may refuse under that Act to disclose a record if, (a)  the record contains information required for the identification and assessment activities under subsection (3); and (b)  its disclosure could reasonably be expected to prejudice the defence of Canada or of any foreign state allied or associated with Canada or be injurious to the detection, prevention or suppression of espionage, sabotage or terrorism.  2002, c. 14, s. 4. Same (5) A head of an institution, as defined in the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, shall not disclose a record described in subsection (4), (a)  if the institution is a municipality and the head of the institution is not the council of the municipality, without the prior approval of the council of the municipality; (b)  if the institution is a board, commission or body of a municipality, without the prior approval of the council of the municipality or, if it is a board, commission or body of two or more municipalities, without the prior approval of the councils of those municipalities.  2002, c. 14, s. 4. Confidentiality of third party information (6) A head of an institution, as defined in the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, shall not, under that Act, disclose a record that, (a)  contains information required for the identification and assessment activities under subsection (3); and (b)  reveals a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence implicitly or explicitly.  2002, c. 14, s. 4. Meetings closed to public (7) The council of a municipality shall close to the public a meeting or part of a meeting if the subject matter being considered is the council’s approval for the purpose of subsection (5).  2002, c. 14, s. 4. Application of Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (8) Nothing in this section affects a person’s right of appeal under section 39 of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act with respect to a record described in this section.  2002, c. 14, s. 4. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2002, c. 14, s. 4
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