Declaration of a State of Local Civil Defence Emergency Pursuant to section 52 of the Civil Defence Act 1983, I, Robin David Marks Owen, hereby declare a state of local civil defence emergency to be in force in the Waimate District. The state of local civil defence emergency shall come into force on the time and date of the making of this declaration. Declared by: R. D. M. Owen. Designation: Mayor, Waimate District Council. Time and Date of Declaration: 10.22 a.m., 19 March 1994.