Civil Defence Act 1986
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part 2 CONSTITUTION, ORGANISATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF FORCE
3 Raising and maintenance of Singapore Civil Defence Force
4 Functions of Force
5 Organisation
6 Administration of Force by Commissioner
Part 3 ENLISTMENT AND DISCHARGE OF MEMBERS OF FORCE
7 Appointment of officers and enlistment of servicemen in Force
8 Public officers serving as members of Force
9 Enlistment of national servicemen in Force
9A Volunteer ex-NSmen
9B Appointments and promotions
10 Discharge of national servicemen from Force
10A Discharge of volunteer ex-NSmen
11 Discharge of auxiliary members
12 Identity card
13 Delivery of Government property on leaving Force
Part 4 JURISDICTION AND LIABILITY
Division 1 Persons subject to this Act
14 Application
15 Modification of Act
16 Certain persons to remain subject to Act
Division 2 Liability of persons subject to this Act to be tried and punished for service offences
17 Trial and punishment of person committing service offence
18 Trial and punishment of service offences under Act despite offender ceasing to be subject to Act
19 Limitation of time for trial of offences under Act
20 Jurisdiction of courts
21 Persons not to be tried under Act for offences already disposed of
22 Application of principles of Penal Code 1871
Part 5 SERVICE OFFENCES
23 Looting
24 Desertion
25 Connivance at desertion
26 Assault on guard
27 Offence by or in relation to person on guard or on watch
28 Violence to superior
29 Assault on subordinate
30 Cruel, indecent or disgraceful conduct
31 Obstruction of provost officer
32 Insubordinate behaviour
32A Refusing medical or dental examination or treatment
33 Disobedience to command
34 Failure to comply with direction of person‑in‑command
35 Failure to comply with order
36 Abuse of authority
37 Destruction of, or damage to, service property
37A Causing irrecoverable loss of service property
38 Dishonest misappropriation of service property
39 Misapplication and waste of service property
40 False statement in application
41 Falsification, etc., of service documents
42 False statement in relation to appointment or enlistment
43 False evidence
44 Delay or denial of justice
45 Resistance to arrest
46 Escape from custody
47 Unlawful release, etc., of person in custody
48 Absence without leave
49 Malingering
50 Drunkeness on duty, etc.
51 Assaults, insulting words, etc.
52 Negligent performance of duty
53 Contempt
54 Attempts to commit service offence
55 Aiding, etc., commission of service offence
56 Conduct to the prejudice of Force discipline
Part 6 ARREST, CUSTODY AND SEARCH
57 Arrest without warrant
58 Arrest under warrant
59 Reasonable force to effect arrest
60 Arrested person to be informed of alleged offence
61 Detention in civil custody of arrested person
62 Person in custody to be dealt with in accordance with Act
63 Avoidance of delay after arrest
64 Conditional release
65 Making of physical examination
66 Search of place where person sought to be arrested has entered
67 Search of person in custody
68 Search by person of same sex, etc.
69 Disposal of property taken on search
Part 7 TRIAL AND PUNISHMENT BY DISCIPLINARY OFFICERS
70 Manner of dealing with charges
71 Manner of dealing with charge against members who are public officers
72 Jurisdiction of disciplinary officers
73 Trial of former members
74 Dismissal of charge
75 Punishments
76 Power of Disciplinary Board to deal with charges against lieutenant-colonel, etc.
76A Appeal against award or finding
76B Reduction after conviction
77 Commencement of sentence of detention
78 Sentence of detention
79 Suspension of sentence
80 Provisions as to persons unlawfully at large
81 Review of findings and awards
82 (Repealed)
83 Inapplicability of law of evidence
84 Detention in default of payment of fine
85 Rules of Procedure
85A Composition of service offences
Part 8 POWERS OF INVESTIGATION
86 Provost officer may investigate service offences
87 Powers of investigation of provost officer
Part 9 DEDUCTIONS FROM PAY OF MEMBER
88 Authorised deductions only to be made from pay
89 Deductions from ordinary pay of member
90 Supplemental provisions as to deductions from ordinary pay
91 Write-off of public property
Part 10 BOARD OF INQUIRY
92 Board of inquiry
93 Composition
94 Powers
95 Summoning and privilege of witnesses at board of inquiry and misconduct of civilian thereat
96 Evidence and procedure
97 Admissibility of evidence
98 Sittings not open to public
99 Person who may be affected by finding
100 Record of proceedings
Part 11 CIVIL DEFENCE FORCE FUND
101 Civil Defence Force Fund
Part 11A DAY‑TO‑DAY OPERATIONS
101A Powers for day‑to‑day operations
101B Persons assisting Force
101C Protection from personal liability
Part 12 STATE OF CIVIL DEFENCE EMERGENCY
102 Declaration of state of civil defence emergency
103 Special powers during emergency
Part 12A PUBLIC WARNING SYSTEM
103A Interpretation of this Part
103B Provision of space to install prescribed civil defence emergency devices
103C Power to enter premises for assessment, repair and maintenance
103D Damage, etc., to prescribed civil defence emergency devices
Part 13 TRAINING OF CIVILIAN POPULATION IN CIVIL DEFENCE
104 Civil defence training for civilian population
105 Protection of civil defence volunteers
Part 13A SERVICE OUTSIDE SINGAPORE
105A Minister may send members of Force outside Singapore
105B Members of Force serving outside Singapore to remain subject to this Act
105C Jurisdiction during overseas service
105D Offences and misconduct during overseas service
Part 14 GENERAL
106 Persons exercising power, etc., not to be obstructed
106A Wearing and possession of uniforms, etc., by others
107 Offences by body corporate
108 Protection of employment rights
109 Members deemed to be public servants
110 Civil Defence General Orders and Standing Orders
111 Compensation for personal injury
112 Protection from liability
113 Mobilisation of ex-NSmen or auxiliary members
114 Section 14 of Government Proceedings Act 1956 applies to Force
115 Regulations
Legislative History
Abbreviations
Comparative Table