Legal Framework in Disaster Reduction
The main legislation supporting emergency preparedness and disaster
management activities in Singapore are the Civil Defence Act of 1986, the Fire
Safety Act of 1993, and the Civil Defence Shelter Act of 1997. The Civil Defence
Act provides the legal framework for, amongst other things, the declaration of a state
of emergency and the mobilization and deployment of operationally-ready national
service rescuers. The Fire Safety Act (1993) provides the legal framework to impose
fire safety requirements on commercial and industrial premises, as well as the
involvement of the management and owners of such premises in emergency
preparedness against fires; and The Civil Defence Shelter Act provides the legal
framework for buildings to be provided with civil defense shelters for use by persons
to take refuge during a state of emergency. To tackle disease outbreak, Singapore
had earlier promulgated the Infectious Disease Act in 1977. This legislation is
jointly administered by the MOH and the National Environment Agency (NEA).
Legal Framework in Disaster ReductionThe main legislation supporting emergency preparedness and disastermanagement activities in Singapore are the Civil Defence Act of 1986, the FireSafety Act of 1993, and the Civil Defence Shelter Act of 1997. The Civil DefenceAct provides the legal framework for, amongst other things, the declaration of a stateof emergency and the mobilization and deployment of operationally-ready nationalservice rescuers. The Fire Safety Act (1993) provides the legal framework to imposefire safety requirements on commercial and industrial premises, as well as theinvolvement of the management and owners of such premises in emergencypreparedness against fires; and The Civil Defence Shelter Act provides the legalframework for buildings to be provided with civil defense shelters for use by personsto take refuge during a state of emergency. To tackle disease outbreak, Singaporehad earlier promulgated the Infectious Disease Act in 1977. This legislation isjointly administered by the MOH and the National Environment Agency (NEA).
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