Act Number: 51

Act Name: The Defence of India Act, 1962

Year: 1962

Enactment Date: 1962-12-12

Long Title: An Act to provide for special measures to ensure the public safety and interest, the defence of India and civil defence and for the trial of certain offences and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 10: Functions of members of Civil Defence Services.
    (1) The members of a Civil Defence Service shall perform such functions in relation to the carrying out of measures for civil defence as may be assigned to them by rules made under this Act or by any other law for the time being in force.
     (2) The Director or any person authorised in this behalf by the Director or by the State Government may by order at any time call out a member of a Civil Defence Service for training or to discharge any such functions as aforesaid.
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