Act Number: 53

Act Name: The Disaster Management Act, 2005

Year: 2005

Enactment Date: 2005-12-23

Long Title: An Act to provide for the effective management of disasters and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 74: Immunity from legal process.
    Officers and employees of the Central Government, National Authority, National Executive Committee, State Government, State Authority, State Executive Committee or District Authority shall be immune from legal process in regard to any warning in respect of any impending disaster communicated or disseminated by them in their official capacity or any action taken or direction issued by them in pursuance of such communication or dissemination.
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