Section List

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 NumberTitleActions
1 Short title, extent and commencement.
2 Definitions.
3 Power to make rules for civil defence.
4 Constitution of Civil Defence Corps.
5 Appointment of members and officers.
6 Dismissal of members of Civil Defence Corps.
7 Appeal.
8 Functions of members of Civil Defence Corps.
9 Power to make regulations.
10 Provisions of the Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act to apply to injuries sustained by the members of the Corps.
11 Penalties.
12 Effect of Act and rules, etc., inconsistent with other enactments.
13 Ordinary avocations of life to be interfered with as little as possible.
14 Savings as to orders.
15 Act not to apply to measures taken for the protection of the Armed Forces.
16 Limitation of prosecutions.
16A Power of the Central Government to delegate.
16B Effect of order made by the Central Government, etc.
17 Power to delegate.
18 Protection of action taken in good faith.
19 Authorised persons and members of the Corps to be public servants.
20 Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
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