Declaration of State of Local Civil Defence Emergency Pursuant to section 52 of the Civil Defence Act 1983, I, Patrick O'Dea, hereby declare a state of local civil defence emergency to be in force in the Buller 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: P. O'Dea. Designation: Mayor, Buller District Council. Time and Date of Declaration: 2115 hours, 21 November 1994.