(1)  In this section –

approving authority means the person or Committee determined to be the approving authority for that plan by the State Committee, a Regional Committee or a Municipal Committee that prepares a plan under this section;

Committee means the State Committee, a Regional Committee or a Municipal Committee;

reviewing authority means the person or Committee determined to be the reviewing authority for that plan by the State Committee, a Regional Committee or a Municipal Committee that prepares a plan under this section.

(2)  A Committee may prepare a plan in respect of a particular risk or emergency or class of risk or emergency.

(3)  A Committee is to submit a plan prepared under subsection (2) to the approving authority for approval.

(4)  When a plan is provided to the approving authority, the approving authority may –

(a) approve the plan; or

(b) require the plan to be amended and then resubmitted for approval under this subsection.

(5)  A Committee is to review each of its Special Emergency Management Plans at least once every 2 years.

(6)  At any time, a Committee is to submit to the reviewing authority any suggested amendments to its Special Emergency Management Plan or a substitute plan.

(7)  On the submission to him, her or it of suggested amendments or a substitute plan, the reviewing authority may approve or reject the amendments to, or the substitution of, the Special Emergency Management Plan.

(8)  On approving a Special Emergency Management Plan, an amendment to such a plan or a substitute plan, the approving authority or reviewing authority is to notify the State Controller and the relevant Committee of that approval.