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Decree No. 76/2020 approving the Regulation of the Disaster Risk Management Act.

Country/Territory
Mozambique
Document type
Regulation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Boletim da República, I Série, No. 168.
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Enforcement/compliance Hazards Risk assessment/management Early warning system Environmental planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Climate change Desertification Water shortage/drought Flood Forest fires Offences/penalties Public health Policy/planning
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries
Entry into force notes
This Decree enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Decree, consisting of 41 articles divided into four Chapters, establishes the rules and procedures for implementing Law No. 10/2020 of 24 August, aimed to regulate the Disaster Risk Management System. These regulations apply to public administration bodies and institutions, to citizens and other groups, public or private individuals, who, in carrying out their functions, contribute to the management and reduction of disaster risk and the building of resilience to extreme events. It also applies to public and private organizations, national or foreign, technical and scientific research institutions whose object contributes to the management and reduction of disaster risk and have a special duty to collaborate to programmes, plans and instructions of the coordinating entity for disaster risk reduction and management, including participation in sessions of Technical Councils for Management and Risk Reduction. The Decree is divided in the following Chapters: General provisions (Chap. I); Disaster Risk Management System (Chap. II); Public Disaster (Chap. III); Disaster Risk Management and Reduction Bodies (Chap. IV).

Full text
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Website
www.legis-palop.org

References - Legislation

Implements

Law No. 10/2020 approving the Disaster Risk Management Act.

Legislation | Mozambique | 2020

Keyword: Basic legislation, Public health, Pests/diseases, Hazards, Risk assessment/management, Early warning system, Environmental planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Climate change, Desertification, Water shortage/drought, Flood, Forest fires, Offences/penalties, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX