s 4C Powers of member of the Force
(1) In exercising any function under this Act, a member of the Force shall have the following powers: (a) to take any measures as appear to him to be necessary or expedient for the protection of life and property; (b) to order the evacuation of any area, building or place, and the exclusion of persons from any area, building or place and in the exercise of that power may remove or cause to be Malaysia Civil Defence Force removed a person who does not comply with a direction to evacuate or a person who enters or is found in any area, building or place in respect of which a direction for the exclusion of persons has been given; (c) to remove any person interfering by his presence or actions with the operations of the Force; (d) to remove from a place, any vehicle, any structure or anything that is impeding civil defence emergency management operations and in order to facilitate its removal may use such force as is reasonably necessary or may break into such place, vehicle, structure or thing; (e) to enter upon and, if necessary, break into any place, building, premises or land where he believes on reasonable grounds that it is necessary to do so for saving life or preventing injury or rescuing injured or endangered persons or for facilitating the carrying out of any urgent measures in respect of the relief of suffering and distress; and (f) to restrict the movement of persons and close to the traffic any road, street and any place to which the public have access. (2) Any person who does not comply with any order given under this section commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.