Establishment of National Disaster Management Authority
Section 3 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 deals with establishment of National Disaster Management Authority. With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint in this behalf, there shall be established for the purposes of this Act, an authority to be known as the National Disaster Management Authority. The Act came into force on 28 Jul 2006.
(1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint in this behalf, there shall be established for the purposes of this Act, an authority to be known as the National Disaster Management Authority.
(2) The National Authority shall consist of the Chairperson and such number of other members, not exceeding nine, as may be prescribed by the Central Government and, unless the rules otherwise provide, the National Authority shall consist of the following:
(a) the Prime Minister of India, who shall be the Chairperson of the National Authority, ex officio;
(b) other members, not exceeding nine, to be nominated by the Chairperson of the National Authority.
(3) The Chairperson of the National Authority may designate one of the members nominated under clause (b) of sub-section (2) to be the Vice-Chairperson of the National Authority.
1[(3A) The day-to-day functions of the National Authority shall be performed by the ViceChairperson and in the absence of the Vice-Chairperson, by a member designated by the Chairperson or, as the case may be, the Vice-Chairperson, of the National Authority.]
(4) The term of office and conditions of service of members of the National Authority shall be such as may be prescribed.
Section 3, The Disaster Management Act, 2005 (Act 53 of 2005).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
Made under this section, and citing it
12 instruments state that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.
- Notification for nomination of Members in NDMANotification 2020
- Nomination of Shri R.K.Jain, Secretary, NDMA as Member, NDMAOrder 2014
- Nomination of Shri Jyoti Kumar Sinha as Member of NDMANotification 2012
- Nomination of Shri Jyoti Kumar Sinha as Member, of NDMAOrder 2012
- Nomination of Shri V.K Duggal IAS (Retd.) as a Member of NDMANotification 2012
- Nomination of Shri V.K.Duggal, IAS (Retd.) as Member of NDMAOrder 2012
- Nomination of Members of NDMAOrder 2010
- Nomination of Shri M. Shashidhar Reddy and Dr. Muzaffar Ahmed as Member of NDMAOrder 2010
- Nomination of Shri Shashidhar Reddy MLA,Member ,NDMA as the Vice-Chairperson,NDMANotification 2010
- Nomination of Shri dr. Muzaffar Ahmed MLA,Member ,NDMA as member,NDMANotification 2010
- nomination of Sh. J.K. Sinha as Member, NDMANotification 2007
- nomination of Members of NDMA and designating Gen. N.C. Vij as VC. NDMANotification 2006
Another 8 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
- Central Govt. appointed the 28th July 2006 as the date on which the provisions of Sections 2,3,4,5,6,8,10,75,77 and 79 shall come into force.Notification 2006
- corrigendum to G S R 544 (E)Rule 2014
- The Disaster Management (National Disaster Response Force) Rules, 2008Rule 2008
- CONSTITUTION OF NATIONAL AUTHORITYOrder 2006
- Notification for constituting National Executive Committee (NEC)Notification 2006
- Notification for establishing NDMANotification 2006
- The Disaster Management (Terms of Office and Conditions of Service of Members of th National Authority and Payment of Allowances to Members of Advisory Committee) Rules, 2006 along with subsequent amendment RulesRule 2006
- The Disaster Management National Executive Committee (Procedures and Allowances) Rules, 2006Rule 2006
Questions about Section 3
What does Section 3 of the Disaster Management Act deal with?
Section 3 of the Disaster Management Act is headed "Establishment of National Disaster Management Authority". With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint in this behalf, there shall be established for the purposes of this Act, an authority to be known as the National Disaster Management Authority.
How do I find court cases under Section 3 of the Disaster Management Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Disaster Management Act 2005 3, section 3 Disaster Management Act 2005, section 3 of the Disaster Management Act. People searching for it also type disaster management act 2005 section 3. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 3 of the Disaster Management Act, and has it changed?
4 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 12: most recently Notification for nomination of Members in NDMA (2020), then Nomination of Shri R.K.Jain, Secretary, NDMA as Member, NDMA (2014), and 10 more.
When did Section 3 of the Disaster Management Act come into force?
Section 3 of the Disaster Management Act, cited as Disaster Management Act 2005 3, came into force on 28 Jul 2006, having been enacted on 23 Dec 2005. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Definitions1200 words
- 30. Powers and functions of District Authority861 words
- 6. Powers and functions of National Authority703 words
- 42. National Institute of Disaster Management566 words
- 66. Payment of compensation533 words
- 18. Powers and functions of State Authority473 words
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