In force
The Civil Defence Act, 1968
22 sections · As amended up to 2026-08
Sections
- 0Section 0
- II — POWER OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO MAKE RULES FOR CIVIL DEFENCE
- 11st October, 1975, vide notification No. S.O.478(E),dated 8th September, 1975, extended and brought into force in the State of Sikkim
- 210th July, 1968, vide notification No. S.O.2435(E), dated 5th July, 1968, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3 (ii)
- 3Power to make rules for civil defence
- III — CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS
- 4Constitution of Civil Defence Corps
- 5Appointment of members and officers
- 6Dismissal of members of Civil Defence Corps
- 7Appeal
- 8Functions of members of Civil Defence Corps
- 9Power to make regulations
- IV — MISCELLANEOUS
- 10Provisions of the Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act to apply to injuries sustained by the members of the Corps
- 11Penalties
- 12Effect of Act and rules, etc., inconsistent with other enactments
- 13Ordinary avocations of life to be interfered with as little as possible
- 14Savings as to orders
- 15Act not to apply to measures taken for the protection of the Armed Forces
- 16Limitation of prosecutions
- 16BEffect of order made by the Central Government, etc
- 17Power to delegate
- 18Protection of action taken in good faith
- 19Authorised persons and members of the Corps to be public servants
- 20Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament