The purpose of the Act is for making a sound disaster prevention and protection system, enhancing its functions, in order to protect the safety of people’s lives, bodies, properties and conserve the homeland. The Central Disaster Prevention and Protection Council shall be established, which is in charge of: 1. To define the basic disaster prevention and protection guidelines; 2. To authorize Disaster Prevention and Protection Basic Plan and the disaster prevention and protection operation plans of the central regulating authorities; 3. To authorize important disaster prevention and protection policies and countermeasures; 4. To authorize emergency response and countermeasures in case of nationwide disaster; 5. To supervise, evaluate the performance of disaster prevention and protection of the central administration, municipal, and county(city) governments; etc. The Disaster Prevention and Protection Basic Plan shall be drawn up by the Central Disaster Prevention and Protection Commission. The Act further provides for establishment of central and local disaster response centers, establishment of emergency response teams, draw-up & report for approval procedure of regional disaster prevention and protection plan, preparation of emergency response measures, disaster response countermeasures, recovery & reconstruction after disaster, offences and penalties, etc.
Province chinoise de Taïwan · 2000-07-09