Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)Chapter 4 : Provincial Disaster ManagementPart 2 : Provincial disaster management centres32. Assistance to National Centre |
| (1) | A provincial disaster management centre must assist the National Centre, at the request of the National to— |
| (a) | identify and establish communication links with provincial organs of state and other disaster management role-players in the province for the purposes of section 16; |
| (b) | develop and maintain the disaster management electronic database envisaged in section 17 in so far as the database applies to the province; and |
| (c) | develop guidelines in terms of section 19 for the— |
| (i) | preparation and regular review of disaster management plans and strategies, including contingency plans and emergency procedures; and |
| (ii) | the integration of the concept and principles of disaster management, and particularly prevention and mitigation strategies, with development plans and programmes. |
| (2) |
| (a) | A provincial disaster management centre may, in writing, request any provincial organ of state or person in possession of information reasonably required by that centre for the purpose of subsection (1)(a) or (b), to provide such information to the centre within a reasonable period determined by the centre. |
| (b) | If a provincial organ of state fails to comply with a request, the provincial disaster management centre must report the failure to the MEC responsible for disaster management in the province, who must take such steps as may be necessary to secure compliance with the request, including reporting the failure to the provincial legislature. |