Law on natural disaster relief.

This Law determines the conditions and the manner of using the funds of the budget of the Republic of Slovenia in the elimination of the consequences of natural disasters and the conditions and manner of their acquisition or allocation with the aim of providing assistance to those affected by a natural disaster as soon as possible to secure and resume activities if they have been damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster.
The text is divided into 11 Chapters and 69 articles. Titles of the Chapters are as follows: (1) General provisions; (2) Remedy of consequences of natural accidents to physical objects; (3) Remedy of damage to agriculture; (3a) Remedy of damage to the economy; (4) Decision on allocation of resources; (5) Data collections; (6) Replacement of facilities and spatial acts; (7) Construction of facilities; (8) Reporting; (9) Supervisions; (10) Criminal provisions; and (11) Transitional and final provisions.
Beneficiaries of disaster relief funds are: public authorities, municipalities, persons governed by public law, private law entities for the renovation of facilities for the implementation of activities, homeowners and owners of buildings designated as cultural monument or as site dedicated to the protection of natural attractions.
Article 5 lists the basic principles and functions of this Law; article 8 sets out the tasks of the Disaster Response Commission; articles 10, 34 and 44a are providing the lists of all fund sources; disaster relief programme is defined in articles 12, 13 and 14; allocation of funds to municipalities in article 17; article 31 treats the procedure aimed at ensuring that funds are used appropriately; inspection in article 65; offences and penalties in articles 66 and 67. Article 40 (paragraph 5) states that no funds shall be allocated to the beneficiary to remedy the effects of drought in the areas listed in the irrigation system register, except in cases where irrigation was not possible due to lack of water.