Singapore legislation
Clause 2
Clause 2
Amendment of section 2
Section 2 of the Civil Defence Act (Cap. 42) is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “emergency services”, the following definition:“ “ex‑NSman” means a former operationally ready national serviceman;”;
by inserting, immediately after the word “include” in the definition of “member”, the words “a volunteer ex‑NSman or”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “police officer”, the following definition:“ “prescribed civil defence emergency device” means —
a public warning device; or (b)such device for the detection or monitoring of a civil defence emergency as may be prescribed,and includes a prescribed civil defence emergency device installed by the Commissioner, with the agreement of the owner of the premises, before the date of commencement of section 20 of the Civil Defence and Other Matters Act 2018;”; and
by deleting the full‑stop at the end of the definition of “state of emergency” and substituting a semi‑colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following definition:“ “volunteer ex‑NSman” means an ex‑NSman enrolled as a volunteer ex‑NSman under section 9A.”.