Functions of members of Civil Defence Services. 10. (1) The members of a Civil Defence Service shall perform such functions in relation to the carrying out of measures for civil defence as may be assigned to them by rules made under this Act or by any other law for the time'being in force.
(2) The Director or any person authorised in this behalf by the Director or by the State Government may by order at any time call out a member of a Civil Defence Service for training or to discharge any such functions as aforesaid.
Penalty. 11. If any member of a Civil Defence Service on being called out by an order under sub-section (2) of section 10 neglects or refuses without sufficient excuse to obey such order or to discharge his functions as a member of the Civil Defence Service or to obey any lawful order or direction given to him for the performance of his duties, he shall, on conviction by a competent court, be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
Power to make rules. 12. (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Chapter.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may—
- (a) prescribe the duties of members of Civil Defence Services and regulate the manner in which they may be called out for service;
- (b) regulate the organisation, appointment, conditions of service, discipline, accoutrement, and clothing of members of any or all of the Civil Defence Services;
- (c) prescribe the form of certificates of membership of any or all of the Civil Defence Services;
- (d) provide that a contravention »f, ar an attempt to contravene, and any abetment of or attempt to abet the contravention of, any of the provisions of the rules or of any order issued under any such provision shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both;
- (e) provide for the arrest and trial of persons contravening, or reasonably suspected of contravening, any of the provisions of the rules or of any order issued under any such provision;
- (f) provide for the seizure, detention and forfeiture of any property in respect of which such contravention, attempt or abetment as is referred to in clause (d) has been committed;
