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Disasters Measures Act (Cap. 16:50).

Pays/Territoire
Trinité-et-Tobago
Type du document
Législation
Date
1978 (2014)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Ministry of Legal Affairs.
Titre complet
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.
Sujet
Agriculture et développement rural, Environnement gén., Alimentation et nutrition
Mot clé
Développement agricole Risques
Aire géographique
Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.legalaffairs.gov.tt