Disaster Management Act, 2011. Pays/Territoire Îles Vierges Brit. (RU) Type du document Législation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to provide for a comprehensive mechanism for disaster management in the Virgin Islands, to stipulate the rights and obligations of the Virgin Islands under the Agreement establishing the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency, to repeal the Disaster Management Act, 2003 (Act No.3 of 2003) and other matters connected therewith. Sujet Environnement gén. Mot clé Développement agricole Institution Risques Système d'alerte précoce Organisation internationale Législation de base Aire géographique Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement Résumé This Act establishes the Department of Disaster Management and provides for the declaration of disaster areas and the management of consequences of disasters. It also stipulates that the Agreement establishing the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency set out in the Schedule 1 shall have the force of law in the Virgin Islands. Where a disaster emergency exists, the Governor may, by Proclamation and after consultation with the Premier, declare either a specific area or the entire Virgin Islands a “Disaster Area”. The Director of the Department shall prepare a National Disaster Management Plan in accordance with this Act. The Act defines duties of the Department and its Director. The Director shall be responsible, among other things, for the establishment and maintenance of a National Emergency Operations Centre. The Act also establishes a National Multi-Hazard Alert System and a National Disaster Management Council. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.bvigazette.org