For the purposes of the application of §§ 341e-1, 341e-2 and 341e-3 of this title and of § 3 of Act No. 128 of August 9, 1995, classified as special provisions note under § 341e-1 of this title, the term 'public agency' shall mean every department, office, agency, administration, bureau, authority, program, commission, board, public corporation and subsidiary thereof, municipality and every other dependency and instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, regardless of its denomination.The terms 'emergency' and 'disaster' shall have the same meaning and scope given to them in §§ 172 et seq. of Title 25, known as the 'Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Emergency Management and Disaster Administration Act' and its regulations. History —Apr. 23, 1973, No. 5, p. 15, added as 6-C1 on Aug. 9, 2002, No. 146, § 4, eff. 60 days after Aug. 9, 2002.
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