Act Number: 27

Act Name: The Civil Defence Act, 1968

Year: 1968

Enactment Date: 1968-05-24

Long Title: An Act to make provision for civil defence and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 11: Penalties.
    (1) If any member of the Corps on being called out by an order under sub-section (2) of section 8 neglects or refuses without sufficient excuse to obey such order or to discharge his functions as such member or to obey any lawful order or direction given to him for the performance of his functions, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, and where such neglect or refusal is a continuing one, with a further fine which may extend to fifty rupees for every day, after the first, during which such contravention continues.
     1 (2) If any person neglects or fails without any reasonable excuse to obey any order made or direction given to him under this act or rules made thereunder, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, and where such negligence or failure is a continuing one, with a further fine which may extend to fifty rupees for every day, after the first, during which such negligence or failure continues.
Notes:
1. Sub-section (2) omitted by Act 42 of 1971, s. 6 (during emergency and six months thereafter) and restored thereafter (w.e.f. 3-12-1971).
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