Lower Austria Disaster Relief Law. País/Territorio Austria Subdivisión territorial Niederösterreich Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1973 (2012) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Medio ambiente gen. Palabra clave Legislación básica Control de la contaminación Peligros Sustancias peligrosas Institución Financiamiento Salud pública Gobierno local Infracciones/sanciones Área geográphica Alpes, Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Europa Occidental Entry into force notes The present Law enters into force on 1 May 1973. Resumen The present Law implements the Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances of 9 December 1996. In particular, the Law lays down provisions relating to relief of natural or any other disaster occurring in Lower Austria. Article 1 establishes that a “disaster” occurs if a natural event or any other event has induced or shall induce a major damage to people or property. The text consists of 18 articles divided into 6 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Disaster relief (2); Disaster Relief Service (3); Director of operations, operational control on behalf of the regional government, alerting and identification of the Emergency Service (4); Disaster protection plan, vocational training for disaster relief and bearing of costs (5); Penalties and final provisions (6). Texto completo Alemán Página web www.ris.bka.gv.at Referencias - Legislación Implementa Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances. Legislación | Unión Europea | 1996 Palabra clave: Control de la contaminación, Sustancias peligrosas, Inspección, Acceso-a-la-información, Recopilación de datos/informes, Institución, Salud pública Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX