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The Civil Defence Act, 1952

Section 1ADefinitions

In force

s. 1A

1A. Definitions [In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (1) 'civil defence' includes any measures not amounting to actual combat, for affording defence against any form of hostile attack by a foreign power or for depriving any form of hostile attack by a foreign power of its effect wholly or in part, whether such measures are taken before, during or after the time of the attack; (2) 'Civil Defence Services' means the services formed wholly or mainly to meet the needs of civil defence.]

  1. 2. Section 1A was inserted by the Civil Defence (Amendment) Act, 1966 (Act No. X of 1966)

End of s. 1A.

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