Disaster Management Act of Bhutan, 2013.

This Act provides for the establishment and strengthening of institutional capacity for disaster management, the mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction, and for integrated and coordinated disaster management focusing on community participation.
The Act provides for the establishment of the National Disaster Management Authority and defines its composition and functions. Functions of the Authority include: approve the Disaster Management Strategic Policy Framework; approve the National Disaster Management and Contingency Plan which shall make provision for the prevention, mitigation and preparedness, the maintenance of emergency stockpiles, the efficient response and relief during disasters; approve hazard zonation and vulnerability map; and approve structural and non-structural measures.
Dzongkhag Disaster Management Committees shall also be established to coordinate and manage all disaster management operations in the Dzongkhag under the direction and supervision of the National Disaster Management Authority.
The National Disaster Management Authority shall also constitute an Inter-Ministerial Task Force and shall notify every agency including the private sector to institute a Disaster Management Unit in its organization.
The Act further provides for: financial arrangements; the classification of disaster for the purpose of immediate and effective response and relief measures; establishment of critical disaster management facilities; relief assistance and compensation; offences and penalties; measures to be taken to ensure that women are adequately represented on Disaster Management Committees, etc.