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Population Protection Act.

Country
Type of law
Legislation
Source

Abstract
The present Act regulates inter alia: a) the preparation, implementation and financing of measures to protect the population and their livelihoods in normal, special and extraordinary situations; and b) the organization and competences in the field of civil protection. The text consists of 52 articles divided into 10 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Organization and competences (II); Operating resources and infrastructure (III); Particular areas of civil protection (IV); Auxiliary duties of the population and requisition (V); Liability of the government and the municipalities (VI); Insurance cover (VII); Financing (VIII); Legal remedies (IX); Penalties (X); Transitional and final provisions (XI).
Long title of text
Act on protection of population.
Date of text
Entry into force notes
The present Act enters into force on 1 July 2007.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Liechtensteinisches Landesgesetzblatt, No. 139, 27 June 2007, 23 pp.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Gesetz vom 26. April 2007 über den Schutz der Bevölkerung (Bevölkerungsschutzgesetz; BSchG).