Sri Lanka Disaster Management Act 2005 · As enacted
10. Disaster Management Plan
Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
It shall be the duty of every Ministry,
Government Department and public corporation to prepare a
Disaster Management Plan with respect to such Ministry,
Sri Lanka Disaster Management
Government Department, or public corporation, to counter any disaster or impending disaster, based on the National
Disaster Management Plan and in accordance with such guidelines as may be specified by the Council.
The Disaster Management Centre shall, if requested by a Ministry, Government Department or public corporation referred to in subsection (1), extend all necessary assistance to such Ministry, Department or Corporation, as the case may be, in the preparation of its Disaster Management Plan.
Every Ministry, Government Department and public corporation shall on or before such date as shall be determined by the Council by Order published in the Gazette, submit to the Centre, a detailed Disaster Management Plan relating to the disaster counter-measures proposed to be taken by such
Ministry, Government Department, public corporation, as the case may be, to counter any disaster or impending disaster.
The Centre shall submit every Disaster Management
Plan received by such Centre under subsection (3), to the
Council for its approval.