Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of Civil Defence (Civil Defence Emergency Device) Regulations 2022
Regulation 2
Prescribed civil defence emergency device
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of “prescribed civil defence emergency device” in section 2 of the Act, a hazardous material detector, being a device that performs one or both of the following functions, is a prescribed device for the detection or monitoring of a civil defence emergency:
detecting the presence of one or more hazardous materials;
monitoring the level of one or more hazardous materials.
Subregulation 2
In this regulation, “hazardous material” means any substance or article that —
may cause destruction of or damage to property;
may cause loss of life or injury or distress to persons; or
in any way endangers the safety of the public in Singapore or in any part of Singapore.