List of Laws for Disaster Management

List of Laws for Disaster Management

• General Laws

The Indian Penal Code, 1860

The Indian Evidence Act, 1872

The Civil Defense Act, 1968.

The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972

The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973

The Water (Prevention And Control Of Pollution) Act, 1974

The Water (Prevention And Control Of Pollution) Rules, 1975

Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980

The Air (Prevention And Control Of Pollution) Act, 1981

The Air (Prevention And Control Of Pollution) Rules,

1982

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

The Enviroment (Protection) Rules, 1986

The Factories Act, 1948 as amended by the Factories (Amendment) Act, 1987.

Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991

The Public Liability Insurance Rules, 1991

The Protection Of Plant Varieties And Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001

The Biological Diversity Act, 2002

Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2003

• Disaster Management Act, 2005.

Food Safety And Standards Act 2006

• Laws for Fire Disaster

The Boilers Act, 1923

The Cinematograph Film Rule 1948

Oilfields (Regulation And Development) Act, 1948

The Cinematograph Act, 1952

The Inflammable Substances Act, 1952

The Mines Act, 1952

India Electricity Rules, 1956

The Coal Mines Regulations, 1957

The Coal Mines (Conservation And Development) Act, 1974

The Mines Rescue Rules, 1985

Indian Electricity Act 2003

The Mines And Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 2010

The Oil Mines Regulations, 2011

• Explosive Disaster

The Explosives Act, 1884

The Explosive Substances Act, 1908(as amended by the

amendment act of 2001)

Petroleum act, 1934

The Atomic Energy Act 1962

The Static And Mobile Pressure Vessels (Unfired) Rules

1981

Atomic Energy (Working Of The Mines, Minerals And

Handling Of Prescribed Substances) Rules, 1984

Hazardous Wastes (Management And Handling) Rules,

1989

The Gas Cylinder Rules 2004

The Petroleum And Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006

The Explosives Rules, 2008

HazardousWastes    (Management,    Handling    And    

Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008.

• Flood, Dam Burst, Tsunami And Cyclone

Dam Safety Act 2021

Coastal Regulation Zone Notification 2011