National Disaster Management Act (Amendment Act 2021). Country/Territory Tuvalu Document type Legislation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Liability/compensation Resource/damage valuation Hazards Special fund Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act provides amendments on Sections 32, 33, 39 and 40 of the National Disaster Management Act with regards to Claims for Compensation or Assistance; Outstanding Claims; Relationships of this Act to other Acts; and Immunity. The Act provides that any person who has sustained any damage due to a disaster as defined in section 3 of this Act may request the government for assistance. Article 4 of the Act with regard to Section 39 provides that this Bill adopts the process for receiving and assessing “Requests for Assistance” provided under the Climate Change and Disaster Survival Fund Act and its regulations with modifications as necessary for the full functioning of this Bill. The Act contains 6 Articles. Full text English References - Legislation Amends National Disaster Management Act (Cap. 20.38). Legislation | Tuvalu | 2007 (2008) Keyword: Hazards, Institution, Policy/planning, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals National Disaster Management (Compensation Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 13 of 2014). Legislation | Tuvalu | 2014 Keyword: Hazards, Liability/compensation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX