Natural Disaster Management Act, 1998 (No. 21 of 1998)
Legislative
Act
Passed in 1998
This Act makes provision for measures to better manage the state of calamity caused by a natural disaster. It provides for the establishment of the National Disaster Management Council, the National Disaster Management Office and the National Emergency Operation Centre and for the appointment of the National Disaster Controller, the National Disaster Co-ordinator and the Disaster Service Liaison Officer.