Disaster Management Act

This Act may be cited as the Disaster Management Act.

In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise —

“Centre” means the National Disaster Management Centre established under section 16(1);

“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Council referred to in section 10(1);

“Council” means the National Disaster Council established under section 8;

“declared area” means Brunei Darussalam or, if the disaster situation is declared for a part of Brunei Darussalam, that part;

“declared disaster powers” means the powers of the Director under sections 30 and 31;

“Director” means the Director of the Centre referred to in section 16(2);

“disaster” has the meaning ascribed to it by section 4(1);

“disaster management” has the meaning ascribed to it by section 5;

“disaster management guidelines” means the guidelines referred to in section 20;

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“disaster operations” has the meaning ascribed to it by section 6;

“disaster situation” means a disaster situation declared under section 22;

“event” has the meaning ascribed to it by section 7(1);

“members” means members of the Council;

“Minister” means the Minister responsible for disaster management;

“period” means the period for which the declaration of a disaster situation is in force;

“place” includes land or premises and a vehicle;

“Plan” means the National Disaster Management Plan referred to in section 18(1);

“premises” includes a building or structure, or part of a building or structure, of any type;

“rescue officer” means a police officer or any person authorised under section 27(1) to exercise declared disaster powers for a disaster situation;

“vehicle” means anything used for carrying anything or any person by land, water or air.

This Act does not authorise anyone to do, or make preparations to do, any of the following —

engage in armed combat against an enemy;

put down a riot or other civil disturbance;

end a strike or lockout.