TY - BOOK ED - Universal Law Publishing TI - The Disaster Management Act, 2005 (Bare Act) U1 - 349.54 PY - 2010///` CY - New Delhi PB - Universal Law Publishing KW - Disaster Management Act N1 - THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT, 2005 CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY I. Short title, extent and commencement ' Defiiutions CHAPTER II THE NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY Establishment of National Disaster Management Authority Meetings of National Authority 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 functior« of National Executive Committee II. National Plan 12. Guidelines for minimum standards of relief 13. Relief in loan repayment etc. CHAPTER in . __ STATE DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES 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. Corwtitution of suberson of District Authority 27. Meetings " • 28. Constitution of advisory committees and other committees Appointment of officers and other employees of District Authority Powers and functions of District Authority District Plan Plans by different authorities at district level and their implementation Requisition by the District Authority Powers and functions of District Authority in the event of any threatening disaster situation or disaster CHAPTER V MEASURES BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT Central Government to take measures Responsibilities of Ministries or Departments of Government of India Disaster management plans of Ministries or Departments of Government of India . . ■ State Government to take measures 39. Responsibilities of departments of the State Government 40. Disaster management plan of departments of State CHAPTER VI LOCAL AUTHORITIES 41. Fimctions of the local authority . . . CHAPTER VII NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT 42. National Institute of Disaster Management 43. Officers and other employees of the National Institute CHAPTER VIII / NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE 44. National Disaster Response Force 45. Control, direction, etc. CHAPTER IX HNANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 46. National Disaster Response Fund 47. National Disaster Mitigation Fund 48. Establishment of funds by State Government 49. Allocation of funds by Ministries and Departments 50 Emergency procurement and accounting CHAPTER X OFFENCES AND PENALTIES 51. Punishment for obstruction, etc. 52. Punishment for false claim 53. Punishment for misappropriation of money or material, etc. 54. Punishment for false warning 55. Offences by Departn^^nts 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 requisitiomng 58. Offence by companies . • v * ^ 59. Previous sanction for prosecution . . ' . 34 60. Cognizance of offences ^ • • 34 CHAPTER XI MISCELLANEOUS " 61. Prohibition against discrimination • 34 62. Power to issue direction by Central Government _ , ■. ^ 63. Powers to be made available for rescue operations ^ • . 35 64. Making or amending rules, etc., in certain circumstances . . . 35 65. Power of requisition of resources, provisions, vehicles, etc., . . for rescue operations, etc. . •''' • 35 66. Payment of compeixsation •. • • • 36 67. Direction to media for communication of warnings, etc. . t-., > .^r . 37 68. Authentication of orders or decisions . > u' . 37 69. Delegation of powers . . . 37 70. Armual report ' • • . • • .37 71. Bar of jurisdiction of court ' . ' ■ 38 72. Act to have overriding effect . . . 38 73. Action taken in good faith ' •..( > u\ I . 38 74. Immunity from legal process . _ . • 38 75. Power of Central Goverrunent to make rules ., , . •, 38 76. Power to make regulations . . , . 39 77. Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament . ,. . 39 78. Power of State Government to make rules . • • 40 79. Power to remove difficulties • • 40 THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (PROCEDURE AND ALLOWANCES) RULES, 2006 Rules 1. Short title and commencement . . . 41 2. Definitions . . . 41 3. Procedure to be followed by the National Executive Committee . . . 41 4. Allowances to be paid to a person associated as an expert with a sub-committee of the National Executive Committee . . . 42 THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT (NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT) RULES, 2006 Rules 1. Short title and commencement 2. Definitions * 3. Composition of the institute 4. Filling up of vacancies > ' 5. Meetings of the mstitute . 6. Governing body of the institute . « . 7. Executive Director of the institute • •, 8. Powers and functions of the Executive Director THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT (TERM OF OFFICE AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY AND PAYMENT OF ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS OF ADVISORY COMMIHEE) RULES, 2006 1. Short title and commencement 2. Definitions 3. Pay and^service conditions 4. Disqualifications 5. Resignation 6. Vacancies 7. Allowances to be paid to a member of the Advisory Committee constituted by the National Authority THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS, 2006 1. Short title and commencement 2. Definitions 3. Composirion of the institute and the govemmg body 4 Meetings of the institute 5. Transaction of business by circulation of papers body O, E„C«V. 8 Term of office , Pow..^ to.Hons ot a>0 govsmms body m Tin.. .ndpi«oorn,«Hngo(H.ogovcn,n.8 body 11. Notice for meeting of govemmg body .'3 prrgo..rH,.n,..H„g.o'SOv.bnb.gbody lt?:Lc,Lo,busb,.ssbyd,cab,Hono,p.p.r. 15. Voting rrr".b.. o, .sHb... »d .n. go..™^ boay ( Pvpriitivo 18 Powers and functions «"Sir—=r" ^ 1. Short title and commencement 2. Definitions 3. Annual report THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT (NOTICE OF ALLEGED OFFENCE) RULES, 2007 Rides 1. Short title and commencement 2. Definitions 3. Notice of alleged offence and intention to make a complaint 4. Particulars to be furnished alongwith notice THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT (NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE) RULES, 2008 Rules 1. Short title and commencement 2. Definitions 3. Constitution of Force 4. Superintendence, direction and control of Force 5. The responsibility, training, skill, duties, etc. 6. Conditions of service IMPORTANT NOTIFICATIONS THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT (REMOVAL OF DIFFICULTIES) ORDER, 2006 / / 61 ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY NAMES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY 61 62 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMIHEE ER -