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National Emergency Management Agency (Establishment-Etc) Act

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Arrangement of Sections

PART I

Establishment, etc., of the National Emergency Management Agency and the

Governing Council

1. Establishment of the National Emergency Management Agency, etc.

2. Establishment and membership of the Governing Council of the Agency.

3. Tenure of office.

4. Cessation of membership.

5. Allowances of members.

PART II

Functions and powers of the Agency, etc.

6. Functions of the Agency.

7. Powers of the Council.

PART III

Establishment of State Emergency Management Committees, etc.

8. Establishment of State Committee.

9. Functions of State Committee.

PART IV

Staff

10. Appointment of Director-General of the Agency.

11. Appointment of other staff of the Agency.

12. Service in the Agency to be pensionable.

PART V

Financial provisions

13. Fund of the Agency.

14. Expenditure of the Agency.

15. Gifts to the Agency.

16. Award of contracts.

17. Power to borrow.

18. Annual estimates and expenditure.

19. Annual report.

PART VI

Miscellaneous

20. Requisition, etc.

21. Offices and premises of the Agency.

22. Directives by the President.

23. Repeal of Cap. 257 L.F.N. 1990 and saving provisions.

24. Regulations.

25. Interpretation.

26. Short title.

Schedule Supplementary provisions relating to the Council, etc.

An Act to establish a National Emergency Management Agency and a State Emergency Management Committee for each State in the Federation; and to make provision for other matters connected therewith.

[1999 No. 12.]

[23rd March, 1999] [Commencement.]

PART I

Establishment, etc., of the National Emergency Management Agency and the Governing Council

1. Establishment of the National Emergency Management Agency, etc.

(1) There is hereby established a body to be known as the National Emergency Management Agency (in this Act referred to as "the Agency").
(2) The Agency-
(a) shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession; and
(b) may sue and be sued in its corporate name.

2. Establishment and membership of the Governing Council of the Agency

(1) There is hereby established for the management of the Agency a governing council (in this Act referred to as "the Council").
(2) The Council shall consist of-

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