16. Authorised persons may make forcible entry

Terms defined in s 2

• authorised person

  authorised person

  Defined · s 2

  “authorised person” means any person authorised by the Commissioner in writing in accordance with this Act to carry out any duty or exercise any power under this Act or the regulations;

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• building

  building

  Defined · s 2

  “building” means any permanent building or tenement and includes —(a)any structure or erection of whatever kind or nature; and(b)any building to be erected within a stratum shown or specified in any strata subdivision plan submitted for approval under the Land Titles (Strata) Act 1967;

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• Commissioner

  Commissioner

  Defined · s 2

  “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Civil Defence appointed under section 6 of the Civil Defence Act 1986;

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• Force

  Force

  Defined · s 2

  “Force” has the meaning given by the Civil Defence Act 1986;

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• improvised shelter

  improvised shelter

  Defined · s 2

  “improvised shelter” means any building or part thereof which has been designated by the Commissioner under section 7 as a shelter for the use of any person needing to take refuge therein during a state of emergency;

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• public shelter

  public shelter

  Defined · s 2

  “public shelter” means a shelter in any building or part thereof for the use of any person needing to take refuge therein during a state of emergency;

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• shelter

  shelter

  Defined · s 2

  “shelter” means any part of any building which has been constructed or adapted in accordance with the specifications as a shelter in which a person may take refuge during a state of emergency, and includes a household shelter, a storey shelter, a public shelter and an improvised shelter;

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• storey shelter

  storey shelter

  Defined · s 2

  “storey shelter” means a shelter located on any storey of a building which is subdivided into flats for the use, primarily, of the occupants of, and of persons ordinarily frequenting, the flats on that storey of the building.

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