Disaster Management Act, 2005 · Chapter X: Offences and Penalties
Section 60: Cognizance of offences
No court shall take cognizance of an offence under this Act except on a complaint made by—-
(a) the National Authority, the State Authority, the Central Government, the State Government, the District Authority [, the Urban Authority] or any other authority or officer authorised in this behalf by that Authority or Government, as the case may be; or
(b) any person who has given notice of not less than thirty days in the manner prescribed, of the alleged offence and his intention to make a complaint to the National Authority, the State Authority, the Central Government, the State Government, the District Authority [, the Urban Authority] or any other authority or officer authorised as aforesaid.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 14 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.