Malaysia Civil Defence Act 1951 s 3
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s 3 Minister may make rules for civil defence
(1) Whenever it appears to the Minister necessary or expedient so to do he may make such rules as appear to him to be necessary or expedient for the civil defence of Malaysia.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality or scope of the powers conferred by subsection (1) such rules may provide for—
(a) the organization, formation, maintenance, equipment, training and discipline of the Force;
(b) the organization, equipment and training for civil defence purposes of the police force, fire brigades and employees of statutory and other bodies, whether corporate or unincorporate, employed primarily for purposes other than civil defence purposes;
(c) the instruction of members of the public in civil defence and their equipment for the purposes of civil defence;
(d) the provision, storage and maintenance of commodities and things required for civil defence;
(e) the provision, construction, maintenance and alteration of premises, structures and excavations for civil defence purposes;
(f) the requisition, purchase and hire of land, buildings, materials, property and goods required for civil defence purposes;
(g) the assessment and payment of remuneration or compensation in respect of all matters done including work done and services rendered and damage and injury suffered in consequence of powers conferred by or under this Act;
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(h) the payment of compensation in respect of any physical injury arising out of and in the performance by a member of the Force of his duties as such member;
(i) the constitution of bodies and the appointment of officers for the purposes of this Act and the delegation to such bodies and officers of all or any of the powers conferred by or under this Act;
(j) the imposition of penalties for any act or omission in contravention of any rule provided that no such penalty shall exceed a fine of ten thousand ringgit or imprisonment for a term of five years or both; and
(k) the duties, powers and privileges of a civil defence auxiliary member and the area in which such duties, powers and privileges may be exercised or enjoyed by such members.
(3) (Deleted by Act A1513).
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Apabila didapatinya perlu atau bermanfaat Menteri untuk berbuat demikian Menteri boleh membuat apaboleh membuat apgi pecda yana dimn palalays periu atau bermanfaat catanpertahanan awam.
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(2) Tanpa menyentuh keluasan atau bidang kuasa yang dıberi oleh subseksyen (1) kaedah-kaedah tersebut boleh membuat peruntukan bagı-
(a) mengelola, menubuh, menyenggara, melengkapi, melatih dan mendisiplin angkatan dan perkhidmatan pertahanan awam;
(b) mengelola, melengkapi dan melatih bagi maksud pertahanan awam pasukan polis, pasukan bomba dan pekerja-pekerja badanbadan berkanun dan badan-badan lain, sama ada diperbadankan atau tidak diperbadankan, yang diambil kerja terutamanya bagi maksud lain daripada maksud pertahanan awam;
(c) mengajar orang ramai tentang pertahanan awam dan melengkapkan mereka bagi maksud pertahanan awam;
(d) membekal, menyimpan dan menyenggara komoditi-komoditi dan benda-benda yang dikehendaki bagi pertahanan awam;
(e) menyedia, membina, menyenggara dan mengubah premis, struktur dan penggalian bagi maksud-maksud pertahanan awam;
(f) merekuisisi, membeli dan menyewa tanah, bangunan-bangunan, bahan-bahan harta dan barang-barang yang dikehendaki bagi maksudmaksud pertahanan awam;
(g) mentaksir dan membayar saraan atau pampasan berkenaan dengan semua perkara yang dilakukan meliputi kerja yang dibuat dan perkhidmatan-perkhidmatan yang diberi dan kerosakan dan kecederaan yang ditanggung akibat daripada kuasa-kuasa yang diberi oleh atau di bawah Akta ini;
(h) membayar pampasan berkenaan dengan apaapa kecederaan fizikal yang dilakukan oleh seseorang anggota angkatan atau perkhidmatan pertahanan awam yang berbangkit dari dan dalam menjalankan tugas-tugasnya sesad. Parahanan a bagai anggota tersebut;
(i) penubuhan badan-badan dan pelantikan pegawai-pegawai di Negeri-Negeri bagi maksud-maksud Akta ini dan perwakilan kepada badan dan pegawai tersebut semuą atau mana-mana daripada kuasa yang diberi oleh atau di bawah Akta ini; dan
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(j) mengenakan penalti bagi apa-apa perbuatan atau ketinggalan yang melanggar mana-mana kaedah dengan syarat bahawa tiada apa-apa penalti boleh melebihi penjara selama tempoh tiga tahun dan denda sebanyak lima ribu ringgit.
(3) Tiap-tiap kaedah yang dibuat oleh Menteri di bawah seksyen ini hendaklah dibentangkan di Dewan Rakyat secepat mana yang boleh.
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Text as at 1 October 2024 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
