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

Chapter 4 : Provincial Disaster Management

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(1)	The MEC responsible for disaster management in a province may establish a provincial disaster management advisory forum consisting of—

(a)	the head of the provincial disaster management centre;

(b)	a senior representative of each provincial department designated by the Premier of the province concerned;

(c)	the heads of the respective municipal disaster management centres in the province;

(d)	representatives of organised local government in the province:

(e)	representatives of other disaster management role-players i n the province designated by the MEC, which may include—

(i)	organised business in the province;

(ii)	representatives of mines in the province;

(iii)

organised labour in the province;

(iv)	organised agriculture in the province;

(v)	a traditional leader recommended by the Provincial House of Traditional Leaders established by the Premier of a province in terms of section 212 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996;

[Subsection (1)(e)(v) substituted by section 13(a) of Act No. 16 of 2015]

(vi)	the insurance industry in the province;

(vii)

religious and welfare organisations in the province;

(viii)

medical, paramedical and hospital organisations in the province;

(ix)	other relevant non-governmental organisations and relief agencies in the province;

(x)	institutions of higher education in the province;

(xi)	institutions that can provide scientific and technological advice or support to disaster management; and

(xii)

representatives of provincial umbrella organisations for women, children, the elderly and people with disabilities;

[Subsection (1)(e)(xii) inserted by section 13(b) of Act No. 16 of 2015]

(f)	experts in disaster management designated by the MEC.

(g)	persons co-opted by the forum in question for a specific period or specific discussion.

(2)	A forum envisaged by subsection (1) is a body in which a provincial government and relevant disaster management role-players in the province consult one another and co-ordinate their actions on matters relating to disaster management in the province.