Act Info:
Preamble1 - CIVIL DEFENCE ACT, 1968
Chapter I Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Chapter II Section3 - Power to make rules for civil defence
Chapter III Section4 - Constitution of Civil Defence Corps
Section5 - Appointment of members and officers
Section6 - Dismissal of members of Civil Defence Corps
Section7 - Appeal
Section8 - Functions of members of Civil Defence Corps
Section9 - Power to make regulations
Chapter IV Section10 - Provisions of the Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act to apply to injuries sustained by the members of the Corps
Section11 - Penalties
Section12 - Effect of Act and rules, etc., inconsistent with other enactments
Section13 - Ordinary avocations of life to be interfered with as little as possible
Section14 - Savings as to orders
Section15 - Act not to apply to measures taken for the protection of the Armed Forces
Section16 - Limitation of prosecutions
Section17 - Power to delegate
Section18 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section19 - Authorised persons and members of Corps to be public servants
Section20 - Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament