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Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)

Chapter 6 : Funding of post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation

57. National contributions to alleviate effects of local and provincial disasters

 

When a municipality or a province in the event of a local or provincial disaster requests the national government to financially contribute to post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation, the following factors may be taken into account–

(a) Whether any prevention and mitigation measures were taken or initiated by the municipality or province, and if not, the reasons for the absence of such measures;
(b) whether the disaster could have been avoided or minimised had prevention and mitigation measures been taken;
(c) whether It is reasonable to expect that prevention and mitigation measures should have been taken or initiated in the circumstances by the municipality or province;
(d) whether the damage caused by the disaster is covered by adequate insurance and if not, the reasons for the absence or inadequacy of insurance cover; and
(e) the magnitude and severity of the disaster and whether or not available financial resources at local level, or if it is a provincial disaster, at provincial level are exhausted.