Whoever, without reasonable cause-
(a) obstructs any officer or employee of the Central Government or the State Government, or a person authorised by the National Authority or State Authority or District Authority in the discharge of his functions under this Act; or
(b) refuses to comply with any direction given by or on behalf of the Central Government or the State Government or the National Executive Committee or the State Executive Committee or the District Authority under this Act, shall on conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine, or with both, and if such obstruction or refusal to comply with directions results in loss of lives or imminent danger thereof, shall on conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years.
Whoever knowingly makes a claim which he knows or has reason to believe to be false for obtaining any relief, assistance, repair, reconstruction or other benefits consequent to disaster from any officer of the Central Government, the State Government, the National Authority, the State Authority or the District Authority, shall, on conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, and also with fine.
Whoever, being entrusted with any money or materials, or otherwise being, in custody of, or dominion over, any money or goods, meant for providing relief in any threatening disaster situation or disaster, misappropriates or appropriates for his own use or disposes of such money or materials or any part thereof or wilfully compels any other person so to do, shall on conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, and also with fine.
Section 33 Requisition by the District Authority
Section 35 Central Government to take measures
Section 36 Responsibilities of Ministries or Departments of Government of India
Section 37 Disaster management plans of Ministries or Departments of Government of India
Section 38 State Government to take measures
Section 39 Responsibilities of departments of the State Government
Section 40 Disaster management plan of departments of State
Section 41 Functions of the local authority
Section 42 National Institute of Disaster Management
Section 43 Officers and other employees of the National Institute
Section 44 National Disaster Response Force
Section 45 Control, direction, etc
Section 46 National Disaster Response Fund
Section 47 National Disaster Mitigation Fund
Section 48 Establishment of funds by State Government
Section 49 Allocation of funds by Ministries and Departments
Section 50 Emergency procurement and accounting
Section 51 Punishment for obstruction, etc
Section 52 Punishment for false claim
Section 53 Punishment for misappropriation of money or materials, etc
Section 54 Punishment for false warning
Section 55 Offences by Departments of the Government
Section 57 Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisitioning
Section 58 Offence by companies
Section 59 Previous sanction for prosecution
Section 60 Cognizance of offences
Section 61 Prohibition against discrimination
Section 62 Power to issue direction by Central Government
Section 63 Powers to be made available for rescue operations
Section 64 Making or amending rules, etc., in certain circumstances
Section 65 Power of requisition of resources, provisions, vehicles, etc., for rescue operations, etc
Section 66 Payment of compensation
Section 67 Direction to media for communication of warnings, etc
Section 68 Authentication of orders or decisions
Section 69 Delegation of powers Section 70 Annual report Section 71 Bar of jurisdiction of court
Section 72 Act to have overriding effect
Section 73 Action taken in good faith
Section 74 Immunity from legal process
Section 75 Power of Central Government to make rules
Section 76 Power to make regulations
Section 77 Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament