The National Executive Committee, State Executive Committee, as the case may be, by general or special order in writing, may delegate to the Chairperson or any other member or to any officer, subject to such conditions and limitations, if any, as may be specified in the order, such of its powers and functions under this Act as it may deem necessary.
(1) The National Authority shall prepare once every year, in such form and at such time as may be prescribed, an annual report giving a true and full account of its activities during the previous year and copies thereof shall be forwarded to the Central Government and that Government shall cause the same to be laid before both Houses of Parliament within one month of its receipt.
(2) The State Authority shall prepare once in every year, in such form and at such time as may be prescribed, an annual report giving a true and full account of its activities during the previous year and copies thereof shall be forwarded to the State Government and that Government shall cause the same to be laid before each House of the State Legislature where it consists of two Houses, or where such Legislature consists of one House, before that House.
No court (except the Supreme Court or a High Court) shall have jurisdiction to entertain any suit or proceeding in respect of anything done, action taken, orders made, direction, instruction or guidelines issued by the Central Government, National Authority, State Government, State Authority or District Authority in pursuance of any power conferred by, or in relation to its functions, by this Act.
Section 33 Requisition by the District Authority
Section 35 Central Government to take measures
Section 36 Responsibilities of Ministries or Departments of Government of India
Section 37 Disaster management plans of Ministries or Departments of Government of India
Section 38 State Government to take measures
Section 39 Responsibilities of departments of the State Government
Section 40 Disaster management plan of departments of State
Section 41 Functions of the local authority
Section 42 National Institute of Disaster Management
Section 43 Officers and other employees of the National Institute
Section 44 National Disaster Response Force
Section 45 Control, direction, etc
Section 46 National Disaster Response Fund
Section 47 National Disaster Mitigation Fund
Section 48 Establishment of funds by State Government
Section 49 Allocation of funds by Ministries and Departments
Section 50 Emergency procurement and accounting
Section 51 Punishment for obstruction, etc
Section 52 Punishment for false claim
Section 53 Punishment for misappropriation of money or materials, etc
Section 54 Punishment for false warning
Section 55 Offences by Departments of the Government
Section 57 Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisitioning
Section 58 Offence by companies
Section 59 Previous sanction for prosecution
Section 60 Cognizance of offences
Section 61 Prohibition against discrimination
Section 62 Power to issue direction by Central Government
Section 63 Powers to be made available for rescue operations
Section 64 Making or amending rules, etc., in certain circumstances
Section 65 Power of requisition of resources, provisions, vehicles, etc., for rescue operations, etc
Section 66 Payment of compensation
Section 67 Direction to media for communication of warnings, etc
Section 68 Authentication of orders or decisions
Section 69 Delegation of powers Section 70 Annual report Section 71 Bar of jurisdiction of court
Section 72 Act to have overriding effect
Section 73 Action taken in good faith
Section 74 Immunity from legal process
Section 75 Power of Central Government to make rules
Section 76 Power to make regulations
Section 77 Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
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