The Disaster Management Act provides an integrated, co-ordinated approach to disaster management aimed at preventing or reducing risk of disasters in the country. Coastal areas are high risk areas, making this legislation important.
To provide for an integrated and co-ordinated 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; the establishment of national, provincial and municipal disaster management centres; disaster management volunteers; and matters incidental thereto.
Definitions
Application of Act
Administration of Act
Intergovernmental Committee on Disaster Management
National ‘Disaster Management Advisory Forum
National disaster management framework
Contents of national disaster management framework
Part 1: National disaster management centre o Administration o Powers and duties of National Centre
Part 2: Powers and duties of national government
Part I: Provincial disaster management framework
Part 2: Provincial disaster management centres
Part 3: Powers and duties of provincial government
Part 1: Municipal disaster management framework
Part 2: Municipal disaster management centres
Part 3: Powers and duties of municipalities and municipal entities
Guiding principles
National contributions to alleviate effects of local and provincial disasters
Disaster management volunteers
Regulations
Offences
Indemnity
Scope of assistance by organs of state
Phasing in of certain provisions of Act Repeal of Act 67 of 1977
Short title and commencement
