Section 50
Emergency procurement and accounting.
The Disaster Management Act, 2005
About this Act
An Act to provide for the effective management of disasters and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Where by reason of any threatening disaster
situation or disaster, the National Authority or the State Authority or the District Authority is satisfied that
immediate procurement of provisions or materials or the immediate application of resources are necessary
for rescue or relief,--
(a) it may authorise the concerned department or authority to make the emergency procurement and in such case, the standard procedure requiring inviting of tenders shall be deemed to be waived;
(b) a certificate about utilisation of provisions or materials by the controlling officer authorised by the National Authority, State Authority or District Authority, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be a valid document or voucher for the purpose of accounting of emergency, procurement of such provisions or materials
(a) it may authorise the concerned department or authority to make the emergency procurement and in such case, the standard procedure requiring inviting of tenders shall be deemed to be waived;
(b) a certificate about utilisation of provisions or materials by the controlling officer authorised by the National Authority, State Authority or District Authority, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be a valid document or voucher for the purpose of accounting of emergency, procurement of such provisions or materials