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Disaster Management Act, 2002 (No. 57 of 2002).

País/Territorio
Sudáfrica
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2002
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Government Gazette, No. 24252 of 15 January 2003.
Título completo
An Act to provide for an integrated and co-ordinated disaster management policy that focuses on preventing or reducing the risk of disasters, mitigating the severity of disasters, emergency preparedness, rapid and effective response to disasters and post-disaster recovery; the establishment of national, provincial and municipal disaster management centres; disaster management volunteers; and matters incidental thereto..
Materia
Medio ambiente gen.
Palabra clave
Peligros Planificación ambiental Institución Conocimientos tradicionales/ conocimiento indígena Legislación básica Política/planificación
Área geográphica
Africa, Atlántico Sur, Africa Meridional
Entry into force notes
The Act shall come into operation on the date proclaimed by the President.
Resumen

This Act provides a framework for response to natural or human-caused disasters as defined in section 1. Section 2 defines the application sphere of the Act. The Minister must establish a National Disaster Management Advisory Forum under section 5 and shall prescribe a national disaster management framework under section 6. The national disaster management framework must provide a coherent, transparent and inclusive policy on disaster management appropriate for the Republic. A National Disaster Management Centre is established under section 8. The objective of the National Centre is to promote an integrated and co-ordinated system of disaster management. Functions of the Centre are set out in sections 9 to 24. Sections 25 to 28 concern further management of disasters and declaration of disasters by the Minister. Other provisions of this Act concern provincial disaster management, prevention and mitigation, municipal disaster management, funding of post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation and miscellaneous matters.

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