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

Pays/Territoire
Kiribati
Type du document
Législation
Date
1994
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Kiribati Sessional Legislation.
Titre complet
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.
Sujet
Environnement gén.
Mot clé
Risques Institution Législation de base
Aire géographique
Asie et Pacifique, Pays les moins avances, Micronesie, Océanie, Petits états insulaires en développement, Pacifique Sud
Résumé

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).

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.paclii.org

Références - Législation

Abrogé par

Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Act 2019.

Législation | Kiribati | 2019

Mot clé: Produits agricoles, Développement agricole, Terrains agricoles, Biodiversité, Sécurité alimentaire, Biosécurité, Changement de climat, Risques, Normes environnementales, Substances dangereuses, Déchets dangereux, Gestion intégrée, Relations internationales/coopération, Planification territoriale, Collectivité locale, Genre, Entité non-gouvernementale, Infractions/sanctions, Principe de précaution, Protection de l’environnement, Santé publique, Évaluation/gestion des risques, Gestion des déchets, Pauvreté, Droits de l'homme, Pollution de la mer, Normes, Pêche maritime, Gestion des zones côtières, Santé des animaux

Source: FAO, FAOLEX