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Disaster Management Act, 2005 Chapter X

Title: Offences and Penalties

State: Central

Year: 2005

.....may extend to one year or withfine. Section 57 - Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisitioning If any person contravenes any order made under section 65, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with both. Section 58 - Offence by companies (1) Where an offence wider this Act has been committed by a company or body corporate, every person who at the time the offence was committed, was in charge of, and was responsible to, the company, for the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the contravention and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly: Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment provided in this Act, if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company, and it is proved that the offence was committed with the consent or connivance of or is.....

Disaster Management Act, 2005 Section 54

Title: Punishment for False Warning

State: Central

Year: 2005

Whoever makes or circulates a false alarm or warning as to disaster or its severity or magnitude, leading to panic, shall on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one yea: or with fine.

Disaster Management Act, 2005 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2005

.....Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on 23.12.2005 and is hereby published for general information: THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT, 2005 No. 53 of 2005 An Act to provide for the effective management of disasters and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows: CHAPTER 1: PRELIMINARY: Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement: (1) This Act may be called the Disaster Management Act, 2005. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and for different States, and any reference to commencement in any provision of this Act in relation to any State shall be construed as a reference to the commencement of that provision in that State. SECTION 2: Definitions: In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) "affected area" means an area or part of the country affected by a disaster; (b) "capacity-building" includes (i) identification of existing resources.....

The Disaster Management Act, 2005 Complete Act

State: Meghalaya

Year: 2005

.....in the Fifty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Disaster Management Act, 2005. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and for different States, and any reference to commencement in any provision of this Act in relation to any State shall be construed as a reference to the commencement of that provision in that State. 2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "affected area" means an area or part of the country affected by a disaster; (b) "capacity-building" includes- (i) identification of existing resources and resources to be acquired or created; (ii) acquiring or creating resources identified under sub-clause (i); (iii) organisation and training of personnel and coordination of such training for effective management of disasters; (c) "Central Government" means the Ministry or Department of the Government of India.....

The Disaster Management Act, 2005 Complete Act

State: Meghalaya

Year: 2005

.....etc. 68. Authentication of orders or decisions. 69. Delegation of powers. 70. Annual report. 71. Bar of jurisdiction of court. 72. Act to have overriding effect. 73. Action taken in good faith. 74. Immunity from legal process. 75. Power of Central Government to make rules. 76. Power to make regulations. 77. Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament. 78. Power of State Government to make rules. 79. Power to remove difficulties. THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT, 2005 NO. 53 OF 2005 [23rd December, 2005.] An Act to provide for the effective management of disasters and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Disaster Management Act, 2005. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and for different.....