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Disaster Management Act
An Act to provide for the effective management of disasters and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
| Act Id | 200553 |
| Act Number | 53 |
| Enactment Date | 2005-12-23 |
| Act Year | 2005 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Enforcement Date | 28-07-2006 |
- PRELIMINARY
- THE NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
- 3 Establishment of National Disaster Management Authority
- 4 Meetings of National Authority
- 5 Appointment of officers and other employees of the National Authority
- 6 Powers and functions of National Authority
- 7 Constitution of advisory committee by National Authority
- 8 Constitution of National Executive Committee
- 9 Constitution of sub-committees
- 10 Powers and functions of National Executive Committee
- 11 National plan
- 12 Guidelines for minimum standards of relief
- 13 Relief in loan repayment, etc
- STATE DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
- 14 Establishment of State Disaster Management Authority
- 15 Meetings of the State Authority
- 16 Appointment of officers and other employees of State Authority
- 17 Constitution of advisory committee by the State Authority
- 18 Powers and functions of State Authority
- 19 Guidelines for minimum standard of relief by State Authority
- 20 Constitution of State Executive Committee
- 21 Constitution of sub-committees by State Executive Committee
- 22 Functions of the State Executive Committee
- 23 State Plan
- 24 Powers and functions of State Executive Committee in the event of threatening disaster situation
- DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
- 25 Constitution of District Disaster Management Authority
- 26 Powers of Chairperson of District Authority
- 27 Meetings
- 28 Constitution of advisory committees and other committees
- 29 Appointment of officers and other employees of District Authority
- 30 Powers and functions of District Authority
- 31 District Plan
- 32 Plans by different authorities at district level and their implementation
- 33 Requisition by the District Authority
- 34 Powers and functions of District Authority in the event of any threatening disaster situation or disaster
- MEASURES BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT
- 35 Central Government to take measures
- 36 Responsibilities of Ministries or Departments of Government of India
- 37 Disaster management plans of Ministries or Departments of Government of India
- 38 State Government to take measures
- 39 Responsibilities of departments of the State Government
- 40 Disaster management plan of departments of State
- LOCAL AUTHORITIES
- NATIONAL INSTITUTEOF DISASTER MANAGEMENT
- NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE
- FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
- OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
- 51 Punishment for obstruction, etc
- 52 Punishment for false claim
- 53 Punishment for misappropriation of money or materials, etc
- 54 Punishment for false warning
- 55 Offences by Departments of the Government
- 56 Failure of officer in duty or his connivance at the contravention of the provisions of this Act
- 57 Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisitioning
- 58 Offence by companies
- 59 Previous sanction for prosecution
- 60 Cognizance of offences
- MISCELLANEOUS
- 61 Prohibition against discrimination
- 62 Power to issue direction by Central Government
- 63 Powers to be made available for rescue operations
- 64 Making or amending rules, etc., in certain circumstances
- 65 Power of requisition of resources, provisions, vehicles, etc., for rescue operations, etc
- 66 Payment of compensation
- 67 Direction to media for communication of warnings, etc
- 68 Authentication of orders of decisions
- 69 Delegation of powers
- 70 Annual report
- 71 Bar of jurisdiction of court
- 72 Act to have overriding effect
- 73 Action taken in good faith
- 74 Immunity from legal process
- 75 Power of Central Government to make rules
- 76 Power to make regulations
- 77 Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
- 78 Power of State Government to make rules
- 79 Power to remove difficulties
