Section 102

If at any time it appears to the Minister that a civil defence emergency has occurred or may occur in any part or district of Singapore, the Minister may declare that a state of civil defence emergency exists in that part or district.

The Minister must immediately give public notice by such means of communication as are available of every declaration of a state of civil defence emergency made under subsection (1) and the declaration must be published in the Gazette as soon as possible.

A state of civil defence emergency for any part or district in Singapore terminates on the expiry of the seventh day from the time the state of civil defence emergency is in force.

The Minister may, with the approval of the President, extend the duration of a state of civil defence emergency for such further period or periods as the Minister thinks fit.