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Disasters Measures Act (Cap. 16:50).

País/Territorio
Trinidad y Tabago
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1978 (2014)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Ministry of Legal Affairs.
Título completo
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.
Materia
Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Medio ambiente gen., Alimentación y nutrición
Palabra clave
Desarrollo agrícola Peligros
Área geográphica
Americas, Caribe, América Latina y el Caribe, Atlántico Norte, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo
Resumen

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.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.legalaffairs.gov.tt