37A   Declaration of disasters

(1)  The Minister may, by order in writing, declare a disaster to be a disaster to which section 38 applies.

(2)  The Minister shall not make such an order unless satisfied that the disaster is of such a nature as to warrant its being treated as a disaster to which section 38 applies.

(3)  The Minister shall, as soon as practicable after making such an order, cause a copy of the order to be published in the Gazette.