law: Disaster Management Act, 2005 
  Chapter III: State
  
  Disaster Management Authorities 
  14. Establishment of
  
  State Disaster Management Authority.-
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    Every
  
  State Government shall, as soon as may be after the issue of the notification
  
  under sub-section (1) of section 3, by notification in the Official Gazette,
  
  establish a State Disaster Management Authority for the State with such name as
  
  may be specified in the notification of the State Government.
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    A
  
  State Authority shall consist of the Chairperson and such number of other
  
  members, not exceeding nine, as may be prescribed by the State Government and,
  
  unless the rules otherwise provide, the State Authority shall consist of the
  
  following members, namely:- 
  a.      the Chief Minister of
  
  the State, who shall be Chairperson, ex officio;
  b.     other members, not exceeding
  
  eight, to be nominated by the Chairperson of the State Authority;
  c.      the Chairperson of
  
  the State Executive Committee, ex officio.
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    The
  
  Chairperson of the State Authority may designate one of the members nominated
  
  under clause (b) of sub-section (2) to be the Vice-Chairperson of the State
  
  Authority.
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    The
  
  Chairperson of the State Executive Committee shall be the Chief Executive
  
  Officer of the State Authority, ex officio:
  Provided that in the
  
  case of a Union territory having Legislative Assembly, except the Union
  
  territory of Delhi, the Chief Minister shall be the Chairperson of the
  
  Authority established under this section and in case of other Union
  
  territories, the Lieutenant Governor or the Administrator shall be the
  
  Chairperson of that Authority:
  Provided further that
  
  the Lieutenant Governor of the Union territory of Delhi shall be the
  
  Chairperson and the Chief Minister thereof shall be the Vice-Chairperson of the
  
  State Authority.
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    The
  
  term of office and conditions of service of members of the State Authority
  
  shall be such as may be prescribed.