The present Act regulates inter alia: a) the preparation, implementation and financing of measures to protect the population and their livelihoods in normal, special and extraordinary situations; and b) the organization and competences in the field of civil protection. The text consists of 52 articles divided into 10 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Organization and competences (II); Operating resources and infrastructure (III); Particular areas of civil protection (IV); Auxiliary dutie