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National Disaster Act 1993 (No. 12 of 1993).

Country/Territory
Kiribati
Document type
Legislation
Date
1994
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Kiribati Sessional Legislation.
Long title
An Act to provide for the organisation and management which is necessary to ensure mitigation of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from disaster in Kiribati; and for connected purposes.
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Hazards Institution Basic legislation
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Micronesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

The principal object of this Act is to provide for the organization and management of response to disasters such as natural disasters and some man-made disasters as defined in section 2. Part II of the Act deals with the organization and management necessary for the co-ordination of activities of Government and non-Government agencies relating to disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. The Minister is given the overall general responsibility for such disaster relief (sect. 4), advised by the National Disaster Council (sect. 5). This Council is also given certain responsibilities for example the preparation and formulation of the National Disaster Plan (sect. 12), establishment of the Central operations group (sect. 7) and the determination of the responsibilities of the National Disaster Management Office (sect. 9). Part III of the Act deals with the National Disaster Plan and its formulation (sect. 12), periodic review and update of the Plan and activities by public and private agencies and local authorities (sects. 14 to 16). Part IV of the Act deals with the declaration of a state of public emergency by the Beretitenti where the National Disaster Plan is inadequate to deal with any given disaster (sect. 17). Part V of the Act provides for special powers during a state of public emergency whilst Part VI deals with miscellaneous matters such as compensation for any action taken under the National Disaster Plan (sect. 21) and utilisation of disaster assistance donations (sect. 23).

Full text
English
Website
www.paclii.org

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Act 2019.

Legislation | Kiribati | 2019

Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Agricultural development, Agricultural land, Biodiversity, Food security, Biosecurity, Climate change, Hazards, Environmental standards, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Integrated management, International relations/cooperation, Land-use planning, Local government, Gender, Non-governmental entity, Offences/penalties, Precautionary principle, Protection of environment, Public health, Risk assessment/management, Waste management, Poverty, Human rights, Marine pollution, Standards, Marine fisheries, Coastal zone management, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX