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The Disaster Management Act, 2005

आपदा प्रबंधन अधिनियम, 2005

Rajasthan

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

Act number
53 of 2005
Department
Disaster Management, Relief and Civil Defense Department
Enacted
23 Dec 2005

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

79 sections

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