law: Disaster Management Act, 2005 
  6. Powers and
  
  functions of National Authority.-
  1.     
  
    Subject
  
  to the provisions of this Act, the National Authority shall have the
  
  responsibility for laying down the policies, plans and guidelines for disaster
  
  management for ensuring timely and effective response to disaster.
  2.     
  
    Without
  
  prejudice to generality of the provisions contained in sub-section (1), the
  
  National Authority may - 
  a.      lay down policies on
  
  disaster management;
  b.     approve the National
  
  Plan;
  c.      approve plans
  
  prepared by the Ministries or Departments of the Government of India in
  
  accordance with the National Plan;
  d.     lay down guidelines
  
  to be followed by the State Authorities in drawing up the State Plan;
  e.      lay down guidelines
  
  to be followed by the different Ministries or Departments of the Government of
  
  India for the purpose of integrating the measures for prevention of disaster or
  
  the mitigation of its effects in their development plans and projects;
  f.      coordinate the
  
  enforcement and implementation of the policy and plan for disaster management;
  g.     recommend provision
  
  of funds for the purpose of mitigation;
  h.      provide such support
  
  to other countries affected by major disasters as may be determined by the
  
  Central Government;
  i.       take such other
  
  measures for the prevention of disaster, or the mitigation, or preparedness and
  
  capacity building for dealing with the threatening disaster situation or
  
  disaster as it may consider necessary;
  j.       lay down broad
  
  policies and guidelines for the functioning of the National Institute of
  
  Disaster Management.
  1.     
  
  
  2.     
  
  
  3.     
  
    The
  
  Chairperson of the National Authority shall, in the case of emergency, have
  
  power to exercise all or any of the powers of the National Authority but
  
  exercise of such powers shall be subject to ex post facto ratification by the
  
  National Authority.