The CIVIL DEFENCE ACT, 1968

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Civil Defence Act, 1968.

(2) It extends to the whole of India.

(3) It shall come into force in a State or part thereof on such date, not being a date earlier than the date of the expiry of the Defence of India Act, 1962 (51 of 1962), as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different States or different parts thereof.

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