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Tyrol Disaster Management Law.

Country
Austria
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Abstract
The present Law enforces, inter alia, the Council Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances and Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries of 15 March 2006. In particular, the Law lays down provisions relating to prevention, mitigation and preparedness in the control of disasters. However, other provisions concerning the preparation and conduct of the defence and the fight against disasters remain unaffected. Moreover, the Law shall not affect the jurisdiction of the federal government. The text consists of 27 articles divided into 6 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Organisation (2); Protection and emergency plans (3); Vocational training and information (4); Prevention and control of disasters (5); Penalties, transitional and finale provisions (6).
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/aut148569.pdf
Web site
http://www.ris.bka.gv.at
Long title of text
Law on the management of disaster in Tyrol.
Date of consolidation/reprint
Notes
The present Law is consolidated as of 187/2014.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Gesetz vom 8. Februar 2006 ber das Katastrophenmanagement in Tirol (Tiroler Katastrophenmanagementgesetz)-
Amended by
Implements
Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances.
Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC.