Power of Central Government to make rules

Section 75 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 deals with power of Central Government to make rules. The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. The Act came into force on 28 Jul 2006.

(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:---

(a) the composition and number of the members of the National Authority under sub-section (2), and the term of office and conditions of service of members of the National Authority under sub-section (4), of section 3;

¹[(aa) the salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of officers, other employees, experts and consultants of the National Authority under sub-section (3) of section 5;]

(b) the allowances to be paid to the members of the advisory committee under sub-section (2) of section 7;

(c) the powers and functions of the Chairperson of the National Executive Committee under sub-section (3) of section 8 and the procedure to be followed by the National Executive Committee in exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions under sub-section (4) of section 8;

¹[(ca) the procedure to be followed by the National Crisis Management Committee in exercise of its powers and discharging of its functions under sub-section (4) of section 8A;]

(d) allowances to be paid to the persons associated with the sub-committee constituted by the National Executive Committee under sub-section (3) of section 9;

(e) the number of members of the National Institute of Disaster Management under sub-section (2), the term of the office and vacancies among members and the manner of filling such vacancies under sub-section (3) and the manner of constituting the Governing Body of the National Institute of Disaster Management under sub-section (4) of section 42;

¹[(ea) the salaries, allowances and the other terms and conditions of service of officers and other employees of the National Institute under sub-section (3) of section 43;]

(f) the manner of constitution of the Force, the conditions of service of the members of the Force, including disciplinary provisions under sub-section (2) of section 44;

(g) the manner in which notice of the offence and of the intention to make a complaint to the National Authority, the State Authority, the Central Government, the State Government or the other authority or officer under clause (b) of section 60;

(h) the form in which and the time within which annual report is to be prepared under section 70;

(i) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed, or in respect of which provision is to be made by rules.

Section 75, The Disaster Management Act, 2005 (Act 53 of 2005).