This act provides for the adoption of measures necessary for the protection of life and property from the effects of disasters and emergencies. Section 15(a) provides a general necessity for the territory director to obviate or alleviate an actual or imminent occurrence. Other provisions relating to disaster risk reduction include: section 15(j) which creates a duty to conduct research on counter disaster measures; section 15(k) which creates a duty to arrange counter disaster education programmes; section 26 and section 32 which establish a need for different committees to assist in the preparation of a counter disaster plan; and section 47 which briefly discusses livelihoods.
