Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)Chapter 3 : National Disaster ManagementPart 1 : National Disaster Management CentrePowers and duties of National Centre19. Disaster management plans and strategies |
| (1) | The National Centre must— |
| (a) | develop guidelines for the preparation, and regular review and updating, of disaster management plans and strategies by organs of state and other institutional role-players involved in disaster management; |
| (b) | support and assist in the preparation, and regular review and updating, of these plans and strategies by organs of state and other institutional role-players involved in disaster management; |
| (c) | assist in aligning these plans and strategies; |
| (d) | assist in co-ordinating the implementation of these plans and strategies by the respective organs of state and other role-players; |
| (e) | develop guidelines for the integration of the concept and principles of disaster management, and particularly strategies on prevention and mitigation, with national, provincial and municipal development plans, programmes and initiatives; and |
| (f) | support and assist in the integration referred to in paragraph (e). |