Clause 3

by inserting, immediately after the words “defence and” in subsection (1)(b), the words “, if necessary,”; and

by deleting paragraphs (a) to (p) of subsection (2) and substituting the following paragraphs: “(a)rescue endangered persons and remove them to areas of safety;

provide first-aid to casualties and for their removal for medical treatment or to areas of safety;

train and, if necessary, equip the civilian population to cope with any civil defence emergency;

assist the public authorities to undertake measures for the retrieval and, if necessary, decontamination of the dead bodies from any place affected by any civil defence emergency;

disseminate information and advice to the public;

take lawful measures to extinguish and prevent the spread of fire;

provide, maintain, control and operate prescribed warning devices;

manage all public shelters including air-raid shelters and temporary shelters;

take lawful measures for protecting life and property in case of fire;

take lawful measures to mitigate the consequences of hazardous materials incidents and for protecting life and property in such an event;

provide and maintain an adequate emergency ambulance service;

ensure effective co-ordination between the Force and other emergency services in Singapore; and

execute such other duties as may be imposed on it by this Act or any other written law.”.