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National Disaster Act 1993 (No. 12 of 1993).

País/Territorio
Kiribati
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1994
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Kiribati Sessional Legislation.
Título completo
An Act to provide for the organisation and management which is necessary to ensure mitigation of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from disaster in Kiribati; and for connected purposes.
Materia
Medio ambiente gen.
Palabra clave
Peligros Institución Legislación básica
Área geográphica
Asia y Pacifico, Países menos desarrollados, Micronesia, Oceania, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo, Pacífico Sur
Resumen

The principal object of this Act is to provide for the organization and management of response to disasters such as natural disasters and some man-made disasters as defined in section 2. Part II of the Act deals with the organization and management necessary for the co-ordination of activities of Government and non-Government agencies relating to disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. The Minister is given the overall general responsibility for such disaster relief (sect. 4), advised by the National Disaster Council (sect. 5). This Council is also given certain responsibilities for example the preparation and formulation of the National Disaster Plan (sect. 12), establishment of the Central operations group (sect. 7) and the determination of the responsibilities of the National Disaster Management Office (sect. 9). Part III of the Act deals with the National Disaster Plan and its formulation (sect. 12), periodic review and update of the Plan and activities by public and private agencies and local authorities (sects. 14 to 16). Part IV of the Act deals with the declaration of a state of public emergency by the Beretitenti where the National Disaster Plan is inadequate to deal with any given disaster (sect. 17). Part V of the Act provides for special powers during a state of public emergency whilst Part VI deals with miscellaneous matters such as compensation for any action taken under the National Disaster Plan (sect. 21) and utilisation of disaster assistance donations (sect. 23).

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.paclii.org

Referencias - Legislación

Revocado por

Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Act 2019.

Legislación | Kiribati | 2019

Palabra clave: Productos agrícolas, Desarrollo agrícola, Terrenos agrícolas, Biodiversidad, Seguridad alimentaria, Bioseguridad, Cambio climático, Peligros, Normas sobre calidad ambiental, Sustancias peligrosas, Residuos peligrosos, Manejo integrado, Relaciones internacionales/cooperación, Manejo de tierras, Gobierno local, Género, Entidad no gubernamental, Infracciones/sanciones, Principio de cautela, Protección del medio ambiente, Salud pública, Evaluación/manejo de riesgos, Gestión de desechos, Pobreza, Derechos humanos, Contaminación marina, Normas, Pesca marítima, Ordenación de áreas costeras, Sanidad animal

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX