This Act grants the power to the President to, by Proclamation, declare that area a disaster area, where such area in Trinidad and Tobago is affected or is imminently likely to be affected by any fire, flood, landslide, hurricane, earthquake, disease or other calamity. For so long as an area is a disaster area, the President or any person duly authorized by him or her may in that area, among other things: (a) assume control of and regulate all supplies of food and other necessities and all water, fuel and power installations; (b) take all other measures which are reasonably necessary to mitigate the effects of the disaster.
Trinidad and Tobago · 1978-12-13