Emergency Management Act 2007 (No. 14 of 2007).

This Act makes provision for the management of an emergency i.e. an event, actual or imminent, which endangers or threatens to endanger life, property or the environment and which requires a significant and coordinated response.
The Act establishes the National Emergency Management Office, the National Emergency Operations Committee, the National Emergency Operations Committee and the National Emergency Recovery Committee and defines their functions, powers and internal organization. There shall also be District Emergency Management Committees for each district of the Kingdom and village emergency committees. The Prime Minister may declare a state of emergency for a limited period of time. The Act defines powers of authorized officers during an emergency. The Act defines offences and prescribes penalties for such offences.