In force · As amended up to 2026-08
63. Powers to be made available for rescue operations .—Any officer or authority of the Union or a State, when requested by the National Executive Committee, any State Executive Committee or District Authority[2] [or Urban Authority] or any person authorised by such Committee or Authority in this behalf, shall make available to that Committee or authority or person, such officers and employees as requested for, to perform any of the functions in connection with the prevention of disaster or mitigation or rescue or relief work.
— 64. Making or amending rules, etc., in certain circumstances. Subject to the provisions of this Act, if it appears to the National Executive Committee, State Executive Committee or the District Authority[3] [or the Urban Authority], as the case may be, that provisions of any rule, regulation, notification, guideline, instruction, order, scheme or bye-laws, as the case may be, are required to be made or amended for the purposes of prevention of disasters or the mitigation thereof, it may require the amendment of such rules, regulation, notification, guidelines, instruction, order, scheme or bye-laws, as the case may be, for that purpose, and the appropriate department or authority shall take necessary action to comply with the requirements.
Source: India Code