| THE GOVERNMENT ------- No.: 14/2010/ND-CP | THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence– Freedom – Happiness --------------- Hanoi, February 27, 2010 |
DECREE
AND STORMPREVENTION AND CONTROL, THE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR FLOOD AND STORM PREVENTION AND CONTROL AND SEARCH AND RESCUE OF MINISTRIES, SECTORS AND LOCALITIES.
STIPULATING ORGANIZATION, DUTIES AND POWERS AND COORDINATION MECHANISMS OF CENTRAL STEERING COMMITTEE FOR FLOOD
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government of December 25, 2001;
Pursuant to the Law on Dykes dated November 29, 2006;
prevention and control dated March 20, 1993 and Ordinance amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Ordinance on flood and storm prevention and control dated Pursuant to the Ordinanceflood and storm on August 24, 2000;
At the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Head of the Central Steering Committee for flood and storm prevention and control
DECREE
Chapter 1.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of adjustment
and storm prevention and control, the Steering Committee for flood and storm prevention and control and search and rescue of ministries, sectors and localities; the operational coordination mechanisms in disaster response situations.
This Decree stipulates the organization, duties and powers of central Steering Committee for flood
Article 2. Subject of application
This Decree applies to domestic agencies, organizations, individuals and foreign organizations and individuals who live and work in the territory and the sea, the islands of Vietnam.
Article 3. Explanation of terms
1. Disasters as prescribed in this Decree include: heavy rain, tropical depressions, storms, floods, flash flood, flood, hurricane, cyclone, lightning, landslides flooding, earthquake, and tsunami.
2. Disaster situation is the period when one natural disaster or a number of disasters prescribed in Clause 1, Article 3 begin to appear and are able to effect the lives and property of the State, people and the socio-economic activities on the territories, sea waters, the islands of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam until they are no longer able to have effect on Vietnam.
