Statutes on Employment Law 2003-2004 (Blackstone's Statute Book Series)
Edition: 13 edition
Publisher: Blackstone Press
Published: December 11, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 542
ISBN-13: 9780199259519
Subjects: English law: employment & labour law; English law: statutes & regulations; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Law; Business; Business & Financial; Labor & Employment; Law / Labor & Employment
First sentence: (1) If at any time it appears to His Majesty that there have occurred, or are about to occur, events of such a nature as to be calculated, by interfering with the supply and distribution of food, water, fuel, or light, or with the means of locomotion, to deprive the community, or any substantial portion of the community, of the essentials of life, His Majesty may, by proclamation (hereinafter referred to as a proclamation of emergency), declare that a state of emergency exists.