The scope of this Law is to regulate relations in the field of protection of the population and territories from natural and man-made emergencies. Emergency situations of a natural and man-made nature are situations in a certain territory that have developed as a result of an accident, catastrophe, natural hazard, natural or other disaster, the spread of quarantine and other infectious diseases dangerous to humans that may lead or have caused human casualties, causing harm to human health or the natural environment, significant material losses and violation of the living conditions of people. The main principles of protection against emergency situations are: (a) legality; (b) humanism, priority of human life and health; (c) publicity; (d) timeliness and reliability of information; and (e) preventive measures to protect against emergency situations. Emergencies, depending on the source of occurrence, are classified as natural emergencies and man-made emergencies. Natural disasters (earthquakes, mudflows, landslides, floods and other natural hazards), natural fires, epidemics, epizootics, epiphytoties that can lead or have led to human casualties, harm to human health or the environment, significant material losses, violation of conditions human activities are natural emergencies. Accidents in industry, transport and other man-made accidents, fires (explosions), accidents associated with the spread or risk of spread of highly toxic, chemical, radioactive and hazardous biological substances, sudden collapse of buildings and structures, destruction of dams, treatment facilities, as well as accidents on communication systems that ensure the life of people, which can lead or have led to human casualties, harm to their health or the environment, significant material losses, violation of the living conditions of people are man-made emergencies. Depending on the number of people affected, the scale and size of the material damage caused, emergencies can be local, regional, national and transboundary. This Law establishes the competence and powers of the Government, the Ministry for Emergency Situations and local government in the field of protection against emergency situations. Non-governmental non-profit organizations can: (a) participate in the prevention and liquidation of emergency situations; (b) participate in the implementation of public control over compliance with legislation on the protection of the population and territories from natural and man-made emergencies; (c) receive from public authorities and administration, as well as organizations information about the sources of emergency situations and measures to eliminate them. Non-governmental non-profit organizations may participate in other events in accordance with this Law. Depending on the scale and state of the predicted or emerging emergency in a certain territory, the following regimes of the State System of Emergency Situations are established: (a) daily mode - in the absence of the risk of emergency situations in a certain territory or in certain sites; (b) high alert mode - in the presence of a risk of emergency situations; and (c) emergency mode - in the event of the outbreak of emergency situations and during emergency situations. Monitoring of emergency situations and their early forecasting are carried out by government bodies and organizations that are part of the Unified System for Monitoring, Information Exchange and Forecasting Emergency Situations. Declaration of emergency situations is carried out: (a) in case of local emergencies - by the relevant decisions of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokims (heads) of regions, the city of Tashkent, as well as districts, cities; and (b) in case of national and transboundary emergencies - by the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan. This Law contains VII Chapters divided into 62 Articles. Chapter I lays down general provisions. Chapter II regards state regulation in the field of protection against emergency situations. Chapter III regards participation of self-government bodies of citizens, non-governmental non-profit organizations and the media in warning and liquidation of emergency situations. Chapter IV establishes rights and obligations of citizens in the field of protection from emergency situations. Chapter V regards emergency protection system. Chapter VI determines the procedure for liquidation of emergency situations. Chapter VII lays down final provisions.