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Disaster Preparedness and Response Act (Cap. 34A).

Pays/Territoire
Bahamas
Type du document
Législation
Date
2006
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
An Act to provide for a more effective organisation of the mitigation of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from emergencies and disasters.
Sujet
Environnement gén.
Mot clé
Risques Institution Législation de base
Aire géographique
Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement
Résumé

This Act concerns response to a disaster emergency declared by Order of the Prime Minister under section 27 of this Act and for this purpose creates the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and defines functions of the Director of the Agency. The Director shall be responsible to the Prime Minister for coordinating and implementing the general policy of the Government of The Bahamas relating to the mitigation of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from emergencies and disasters in The Bahamas. These shall also be an Advisory Committee of NEMA. The Director shall in consultation with the Advisory Committee prepare annually for the approval of the Prime Minister a National Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan. The Prime Minister may designate specially vulnerable areas for the purposes of the mitigation of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from emergencies and disasters.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
laws.bahamas.gov.bs

Références - Législation

Amendé par

Disaster Preparedness and Response (Amendment) Act (No. 62 of 2011).

Législation | Bahamas | 2011

Mot clé: Risques, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Abrogé par

Disaster Risk Management Act No. 39 of 2022.

Législation | Bahamas | 2022

Mot clé: Commerce/industrie/sociétés, Changement de climat, Gestion communautaire, Évaluation des ressources/des dommages, Collecte de données/déclarations, Risques, Système d'alerte précoce, Planification environnementale, Financement, Genre, Institution, Relations internationales/coopération, Collectivité locale, Monitorage, Entité non-gouvernementale, Politique/planification, Pauvreté, Protection de l’environnement, Santé publique, Participation du public, Évaluation/gestion des risques, Fonds spécial, Normes, Sécurité alimentaire, Nutrition, Approvisionnement en eau

Source: FAO, FAOLEX