MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS — THE CIVIL DEFENCE ACT, 1968

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi , the 10 th July , 1968 1968 THE CIVIL DEFENCE REGULATIONS , G.S.R. . 1278 . -In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Civil Defence Act , 1968 (27 of 1968) , the Central Government hereby makes the following regulations namely:- , 1 . Short title . – – These regulations may be called the Civil Defence Regulations , 1968 . 2 . Definitions . -(a) " Controller " means the person appointed to command a Civil Defence Corps under sub- section (1) of section 4 of the Civil Defence Act,1968 ( (27 of 1968) . (b) " competent authority " means the State Government or any person appointed by the State Government to exercise the powers of a competent authority under any provision of these regulations . (c) " Form " means a Form appended to these regulations . (d) " Corps " means the Civil Defence Corps of a town or district or any area . 3 . Eligibility.- (1) A person who intends to apply for appointment to a Civil Defence Corps must fulfill the following conditions:- (a) he shall be a citizen of India , or a subject of Sikkim or of Bhutan or of Nepal; (b) he shall have completed the age of 18 years provided that this age limit may be relaxed in the discretion of the competent authority unto a maximum of 3 years for any branch or category of the Corps; (c) he shall have passed at least the primary standard , that is to say , the fourth class; and this condition may be relaxed by the Controller in his discretion . Both men and women shall be eligible for appointment to the Corps . A person shall not be entitled to be appointed to the Corps unless he is found to be physically fit and mentally alert . Any service in the National Volunteer Force and in the Armed Forces of the Union shall be a special qualification . 4 . Man