The Disaster Management Act, 2005 (Bare Act)/ Universal Law Publishing

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 sub<ommittees by State Executive Committee
22. Functions of the State Executive Committee
23. State Plan 24. Powers and functions of State Executive Conunittee in the * event of threatening disaster situation CHAPTER IV
DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
25. Constitution of District Disaster Management Authority 26. Powers of Chairp>erson 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