Disaster Preparedness and Relief Act (Cap. 33:05).

This Act makes provision for the prevention of disasters in Malawi and for disaster preparedness and disaster mitigation. There shall be a Commissioner for Disaster Preparedness and Relief who shall, among other things: supervise the the establishment of civil protection organizations and civil protection areas and control and direct personnel, materials and services for the purposes of this Act. The Act provides for the establishment of the National Disaster Preparedness and Relief Committee of Malawi and grants power to the Minister to establish civil protection regions or declare an area to be a civil protection region for the purposes of this Act. The Act provides for the organization of such regions and defines powers of civil protection officers. It also defines powers of the Minister during a state of disaster declared by the President. A National Disaster Preparedness and Relief Fund is established. Its objects shall be the development, promotion, management and administration of civil protection.