Sec. 18. Orders, Rules and Regulations.

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(a)The Governor shall file a copy of every rule, regulation or order, and any amendment thereof made by the Governor under the provisions of this Act in the office of the Secretary of State. No rule, regulation or order, or any amendment thereof shall be effective until 10 days after the filing, provided, however, that upon the declaration of a disaster by the Governor as is described in Section 7 the provision relating to the effective date of any rule, regulation, order or amendment issued under this Act and during the state of disaster is abrogated, and the rule, regulation, order or amendment shall become effective immediately upon being filed with the Secretary of State accompanied by a certificate stating the reason as required by the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.

(b)Every emergency services and disaster agency established pursuant to this Act and the coordinators thereof shall execute and enforce the orders, rules and regulations as may be made by the Governor under authority of this Act. Each emergency services and disaster agency shall have available for inspection at its office all orders, rules and regulations made by the Governor, or under the Governor's authority. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall furnish on the Department's website the orders, rules and regulations to each such emergency services and disaster agency. Upon the written request of an emergency services or disaster agency, copies thereof shall be mailed to the emergency services or disaster agency.