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Duties of owners and occupiers to maintain shelters

Civil Defence Shelter Regulations

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—(1) For the purposes of sections 4(1)(ii) and 6(1)(b) of the Act, it shall be the duty of the owner or occupier of —(a)any house or flat which is provided with a household shelter; or(b)any storey shelter or public shelter,to ensure that —(i)every part of the shelter is at all times kept in good repair;(ii)every fixture and every piece of equipment installed in the shelter is at all times maintained in good working condition; and(iii)the shelter is at all times fit for use as a place of refuge in the event that a state of emergency should arise.(2) The owner or occupier of any storey shelter or public shelter shall carry out his duties under paragraph (1) in accordance with such written directions as the Commissioner may issue from time to time.(3) The Commissioner may, in any written directions issued under paragraph (2), require the owner or occupier of any storey shelter or public shelter, before the commencement of any maintenance work on the storey shelter or public shelter, to prepare and submit to the Commissioner —(a)a schedule detailing the frequency, nature and scope of the maintenance work to be carried out on the storey shelter or public shelter;(b)a report by an engineer registered under the Professional Engineers Act (Cap. 253) on the condition of the shelter and the fixtures and equipment installed therein; and(c)any other information, document or report as may be specified by the Commissioner.(4) The Commissioner, after considering any matter submitted to him under paragraph (3)(b), may in writing direct the person intending to carry out the maintenance work on the shelter —(a)to comply with such conditions as the Commissioner may think fit to impose; or(b)to carry out such other additional maintenance or remedial work, as the Commissioner may specify, in relation to the shelter or any fixture or equipment installed therein.

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