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The Disaster Management Act, 2005

Central

An Act to provide for the effective management of disasters and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
53 of 2005
Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department
Department of States
Enacted
23 Dec 2005

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85 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Establishment of National Disaster Management Authority.
  4. Section 4Meetings of National Authority.
  5. Section 5Appointment of officers and other employees of National Authority.
  6. Section 6Powers and functions of National Authority.
  7. Section 7Constitution of advisory committee by National Authority.
  8. Section 8Constitution of National Executive Committee.
  9. Section 8ANational Crisis Management Committee.
  10. Section 8BHigh Level Committee.
  11. Section 9Constitution of sub-committees.
  12. Section 10Powers and functions of National Executive Committee.
  13. Section 11National plan.
  14. Section 12Omitted.
  15. Section 13Omitted.
  16. Section 14Establishment of State Disaster Management Authority.
  17. Section 15Meetings of the State Authority.
  18. Section 16Appointment of officers and other employees of State Authority.
  19. Section 17Constitution of advisory committee by the State Authority.
  20. Section 18Powers and functions of State Authority.
  21. Section 19Omitted.
  22. Section 20Constitution of State Executive Committee.
  23. Section 21Constitution of sub-committees by State Executive Committee.
  24. Section 22Functions of the State Executive Committee.
  25. Section 23State Plan.
  26. Section 24Powers and functions of State Executive Committee in the event of threatening disaster situation.
  27. Section 25Constitution of District Disaster Management Authority.
  28. Section 26Powers of Chairperson of District Authority.
  29. Section 27Meetings.
  30. Section 28Constitution of advisory committees and other committees.
  31. Section 29Appointment of officers and other employees of District Authority.
  32. Section 30Powers and functions of District Authority.
  33. Section 31District Plan.
  34. Section 32Plans by different authorities at district level and their implementation.
  35. Section 33Requisition by the District Authority.
  36. Section 34Powers and functions of District Authority in the event of any threatening disaster situation or disaster.
  37. Section 35Central Government to take measures.
  38. Section 36Responsibilities of Ministries or Departments of Government of India.
  39. Section 37Disaster management plans of Ministries or Departments of Government of India.
  40. Section 38State Government to take measures.
  41. Section 39Responsibilities of departments of the State Government.
  42. Section 40Disaster management plan of departments of State.
  43. Section 41Functions of the local authority.
  44. Section 41AUrban Disaster Management Authority.
  45. Section 42National Institute of Disaster Management.
  46. Section 43Officers, employees, experts and consultants of the National Institute.
  47. Section 44National Disaster Response Force.
  48. Section 44AState Disaster Response Force.
  49. Section 45Control, direction, etc.
  50. Section 46National Disaster Response Fund.
  51. Section 47National Disaster Mitigation Fund.
  52. Section 48Establishment of funds by State Government.
  53. Section 49Allocation of funds by Ministries and Departments.
  54. Section 50Emergency procurement and accounting.
  55. Section 51Punishment for obstruction, etc.
  56. Section 52Punishment for false claim.
  57. Section 53Punishment for misappropriation of money or materials, etc.
  58. Section 54Punishment for false warning.
  59. Section 55Offences by Departments of the Government.
  60. Section 56Failure of officer in duty or his connivance at the contravention of the provisions of this Act.
  61. Section 57Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisitioning.
  62. Section 58Offence by companies.
  63. Section 59Previous sanction for prosecution.
  64. Section 60Cognizance of offences.
  65. Section 60APower of Central Government or State Government to take action in relation to nature of hazard and punishment for its contravention.
  66. Section 61Prohibition against discrimination.
  67. Section 62Power to issue direction by Central Government.
  68. Section 63Powers to be made available for rescue operations.
  69. Section 64Making or amending rules, etc., in certain circumstances.
  70. Section 65Power of requisition of resources, provisions, vehicles, etc., for rescue operations, etc.
  71. Section 66Payment of compensation.
  72. Section 67Direction to media for communication of warnings, etc.
  73. Section 68Authentication of orders of decisions.
  74. Section 69Delegation of powers.
  75. Section 70Annual report.
  76. Section 71Bar of jurisdiction of court.
  77. Section 72Act to have overriding effect.
  78. Section 73Action taken in good faith.
  79. Section 74Immunity from legal process.
  80. Section 75Power of Central Government to make rules.
  81. Section 76Power to make regulations.
  82. Section 76APower of National Authority to make regulations.
  83. Section 77Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
  84. Section 78Power of State Government to make rules.
  85. Section 79Power to remove difficulties.