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 making this declaration. Declared By: P. O'Dea. Designation: Mayor. Time and Date of Declaration: 1630 hours, 27 October 1998. E. T. FINNIMORE, National Operations Manager.