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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
Disaster Management Act, No. 57
of 2002
Long title
To provide for an integrated and coordinated disaster management policy that focuses on preventing or reducing the risk of disasters, mitigating the severity of disasters, emergency preparedness, rapid and effective response to disasters and post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation; the establishment and functioning of national, provincial and municipal disaster management centres; disaster management volunteers; and matters incidental thereto.
[...amended by Act 2015_016_023_20151215]
Table of contents
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Long title
To provide for an integrated and coordinated disaster management policy that focuses on preventing or reducing the risk of disasters, mitigating the severity of disasters, emergency preparedness, rapid and effective response to disasters and post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation; the establishment and functioning of national, provincial and municipal disaster management centres; disaster management volunteers; and matters incidental thereto.
[...amended by Act 2015_016_023_20151215]
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | |
| CHAPTER I. INTERPRETATION, APPLICATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF ACT | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Application of Act |
| 3. | Administration of Act |
| CHAPTER 2. INTERGOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURES AND POLICY FRAMEWORK | |
| 4. | Intergovernmental Committee on Disaster Management |
| 5. | National Disaster Management Advisory Forum |
| 6. | National disaster management framework |
| 7. | Contents of national disaster management framework |
| CHAPTER 3. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT | |
| Part 1. National disaster management centre | |
| 8. | Establishment |
| 9. | Objective |
| Administration | |
| 10. | Appointment of Head |
| 11. | Acting head |
| 12. | Responsibilities of Head |
| 13. | Staff |
| 14. | Delegation or assignment |
| Powers and duties of National Centre | |
| 15. | General powers and duties |
| 16. | Communication links with disaster management role -players |
| 17. | Disaster management information system |
| 18. | Gathering of information |
| 19. | Disaster management plans and strategies |
| 20. | Prevention and mitigation |
| 21. | Monitoring, measuring performance and evaluating disaster management plans and prevention, mitigation and response initiatives |
| 22. | Giving of advice and guidance |
| 23. | Classification and recording of disasters |
| 24. | Reporting [...Title amended by Act 2015_016_010_20151215 - was entitled "Annual reports"] |
| Part 2. Powers and duties of national government | |
| 25. | Preparation of disaster management plans |
| 26. | Responsibilities in event of national disaster |
| 27. | Declaration of national state of disaster |
| CHAPTER 4. PROVINCIAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT | |
| Part 1. Provincial disaster management framework | |
| 28. | Provincial disaster management framework |
| Part 2. Provincial disaster management centres | |
| 29. | Establishment |
| 30. | Powers and duties |
| 31. | Head of provincial disaster management centre |
| 31A. | Staff of provincial disaster management centre [...inserted by Act 2015_016_012_20151215] |
| 32. | Assistance to National Centre |
| 33. | Prevention and mitigation |
| 34. | Monitoring, measuring performance and evaluating disaster management plans and prevention, mitigation and response initiatives |
| 35. | Disasters occurring or threatening to occur in provinces |
| 36. | Annual reports |
| Part 3. Powers and duties of provincial government | |
| 37. | Provincial disaster management advisory forum |
| 38. | Preparation of disaster management plans |
| 39.. | Disaster management plans for provinces |
| 40. | Responsibilities in event of provincial disaster |
| 41. | Declaration of provincial state of disaster |
| CHAPTER 5. MUNICIPAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT | |
| Part 1. Municipal disaster management framework | |
| 42. | Municipal disaster management framework |
| Part 2: Municipal disaster management centres | |
| 43. | Establishment |
| 44. | Powers and duties |
| 45. | Head of municipal disaster management centre |
| 45A. | Staff of municipal disaster management centre [...inserted by Act 2015_016_017_20151215] |
| 46. | Assistance to National Centre and provincial disaster management centre |
| 47. | Prevention and mitigation |
| 48. | Monitoring, measuring performance and evaluating disaster management plans and prevention, mitigation and response initiatives |
| 49. | Disasters occurring or threatening to occur in municipal areas |
| 50. | Annual reports |
| Part 3. Powers and duties of municipal organs of state [... Title amended by Act 2015_016_018_20151215 - was entitled "Powers and duties of municipalities and municipal entities"] | |
| 51. | Municipal disaster management advisory forum |
| 52 | Preparation of disaster management plans by municipal entities |
| 53. | Disaster management plans for municipal areas |
| 54. | Responsibilities in event of local disaster |
| 55. | Declaration of local state of disaster |
| CHAPTER 6. FUNDING OF POST -DISASTER RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION | |
| 56. | Guiding principles |
| 57. | National contributions to alleviate effects of local and provincial disasters |
| CHAPTER 7. DISASTER MANAGEMENT VOLUNTEERS | |
| 58. | Disaster management volunteers |
| CHAPTER 8. MISCELLANEOUS | |
| 59. | Regulations |
| 60. | Offences |
| 61. | Indemnity |
| 62. | Scope of assistance by organs of state |
| 63. | Phasing in of certain provisions of Act |
| 64. | Repeal of Act 67 of 1977 |
| 65. | Short title and commencement |
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