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Disasters Measures Act (Cap. 16:50).

Country/Territory
Trinidad and Tobago
Document type
Legislation
Date
1978 (2014)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Ministry of Legal Affairs.
Long title
An Act to provide for the taking of prompt and expeditious measures for the alleviation of the effects of disaster and for matters connected therewith.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Food & nutrition
Keyword
Agricultural development Hazards
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act grants the power to the President to, by Proclamation, declare that area a disaster area, where such area in Trinidad and Tobago is affected or is imminently likely to be affected by any fire, flood, landslide, hurricane, earthquake, disease or other calamity. For so long as an area is a disaster area, the President or any person duly authorized by him or her may in that area, among other things: (a) assume control of and regulate all supplies of food and other necessities and all water, fuel and power installations; (b) take all other measures which are reasonably necessary to mitigate the effects of the disaster.

Full text
English
Website
www.legalaffairs.gov.tt