The Disaster Management Act, 2005

Central Act · Act 53 of 200582 provisions61 citing judgments

The enactment

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• Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
• Section 2 Definitions.2 citing judgments
• Section 3 Establishment of National Disaster Management Authority.
• Section 4 Meetings of National Authority.
• Section 5 Appointment of officers and other employees of National Authority.2 citing judgments
• Section 6 Powers and functions of National Authority.4 citing judgments
• Section 7 Constitution of advisory committee by National Authority.
• Section 8 Constitution of National Executive Committee.
• Section 8A National Crisis Management Committee.
• Section 8B High Level Committee.
• Section 9 Constitution of sub-committees.
• Section 10 Powers and functions of National Executive Committee.6 citing judgments
• Section 11 National plan.4 citing judgments
• Section 14 Establishment of State Disaster Management Authority.
• Section 15 Meetings of the State Authority.
• Section 16 Appointment of officers and other employees of State Authority.
• Section 17 Constitution of advisory committee by the State Authority.
• Section 18 Powers and functions of State Authority.
• Section 20 Constitution of State Executive Committee.1 citing judgment
• Section 21 Constitution of sub-committees by State Executive Committee.
• Section 22 Functions of the State Executive Committee.1 citing judgment
• Section 23 State Plan.1 citing judgment
• Section 24 Powers and functions of State Executive Committee in the event of threatening disaster situation.
• Section 25 Constitution of District Disaster Management Authority.
• Section 26 Powers of Chairperson of District Authority.
• Section 27 Meetings.
• Section 28 Constitution of advisory committees and other committees.
• Section 29 Appointment of officers and other employees of District Authority.
• Section 30 Powers and functions of District Authority.
• Section 31 District Plan.
• Section 32 Plans by different authorities at district level and their implementation.
• Section 33 Requisition by the District Authority.1 citing judgment
• Section 34 Powers and functions of District Authority in the event of any threatening disaster situation or disaster.
• Section 35 Central Government to take measures.
• Section 36 Responsibilities of Ministries or Departments of Government of India.
• Section 37 Disaster management plans of Ministries or Departments of Government of India.
• Section 38 State Government to take measures.
• Section 39 Responsibilities of departments of the State Government.1 citing judgment
• Section 40 Disaster management plan of departments of State.
• Section 41 Functions of the local authority.
• Section 41A Urban Disaster Management Authority.
• Section 42 National Institute of Disaster Management.
• Section 43 Officers, employees, experts and consultants of the National Institute.
• Section 44 National Disaster Response Force.
• Section 44A State Disaster Response Force.
• Section 45 Control, direction, etc.
• Section 46 National Disaster Response Fund.2 citing judgments
• Section 47 National Disaster Mitigation Fund.
• Section 48 Establishment of funds by State Government.
• Section 49 Allocation of funds by Ministries and Departments.
• Section 50 Emergency procurement and accounting.
• Section 51 Punishment for obstruction, etc.6 citing judgments
• Section 52 Punishment for false claim.5 citing judgments
• Section 53 Punishment for misappropriation of money or materials, etc.3 citing judgments
• Section 54 Punishment for false warning.4 citing judgments
• Section 55 Offences by Departments of the Government.2 citing judgments
• Section 56 Failure of officer in duty or his connivance at the contravention of the provisions of this Act.3 citing judgments
• Section 57 Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisitioning.2 citing judgments
• Section 58 Offence by companies.2 citing judgments
• Section 59 Previous sanction for prosecution.2 citing judgments
• Section 60 Cognizance of offences.2 citing judgments
• Section 60A Power of Central Government or State Government to take action in relation to nature of hazard and punishment for its contravention.
• Section 61 Prohibition against discrimination.
• Section 62 Power to issue direction by Central Government.1 citing judgment
• Section 63 Powers to be made available for rescue operations.
• Section 64 Making or amending rules, etc., in certain circumstances.
• Section 65 Power of requisition of resources, provisions, vehicles, etc., for rescue operations, etc.1 citing judgment
• Section 66 Payment of compensation.
• Section 67 Direction to media for communication of warnings, etc.
• Section 68 Authentication of orders of decisions.
• Section 69 Delegation of powers.
• Section 70 Annual report.
• Section 71 Bar of jurisdiction of court.
• Section 72 Act to have overriding effect.3 citing judgments
• Section 73 Action taken in good faith.
• Section 74 Immunity from legal process.
• Section 75 Power of Central Government to make rules.
• Section 76 Power to make regulations.
• Section 76A Power of National Authority to make regulations.
• Section 77 Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
• Section 78 Power of State Government to make rules.
• Section 79 Power to remove difficulties.