Updated to 16 September 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 432 of 2025)
Civil Defence Act 2002
No. 16 of 2002
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-4 | 24 April 2002 | Civil Defence Act 2002 (Commencement) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 648 of 2002), art. 2 |
| S. 5 | 7 May 2003 | Civil Defence Act 2002 (Commencement and Establishment Day) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 186 of 2003), art. 2 |
| Ss. 6, 7 | 24 April 2002 | Civil Defence Act 2002 (Commencement) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 648 of 2002), art. 2 |
| Ss. 8-10 | 7 May 2003 | Civil Defence Act 2002 (Commencement and Establishment Day) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 186 of 2003), art. 2 |
| Ss. 11-14 | 24 April 2002 | Civil Defence Act 2002 (Commencement) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 648 of 2002), art. 2 |
| S. 15 | 7 May 2003 | Civil Defence Act 2002 (Commencement and Establishment Day) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 186 of 2003), art. 2 |
| S. 16 | 24 April 2002 | Civil Defence Act 2002 (Commencement) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 648 of 2002), art. 2 |
| Ss. 17-40 | 7 May 2003 | Civil Defence Act 2002 (Commencement and Establishment Day) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 186 of 2003), art. 2 |
| Schs. 1, 2 | 24 April 2002 | Civil Defence Act 2002 (Commencement) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 648 of 2002), art. 2 |
| Sch. 3 | 7 May 2003 | Civil Defence Act 2002 (Commencement and Establishment Day) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 186 of 2003), art. 2 |
| Sch. 4 | 24 April 2002 | Civil Defence Act 2002 (Commencement) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 648 of 2002), art. 2 |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repealed | 51/2012, ss. 2, 17, 18(3) | 31 December 2012 | Ss. 2, 18(3) - dissolution day appointed by Civil Defence Board Dissolution Order 2012 (S.I. No. 570 of 2012), art. 2 |
| Establishment day appointed | S.I. No. 186 of 2003, art. 2 | 7 May 2003 | Civil Defence Act 2002 (Commencement and Establishment Day) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 186 of 2003), art. 2 |
| Trans. of cert. functns. under | S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3 & sch. 1 | 29 July 2011 | Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), art. 1(2) |
| S. 5 lands, property held under transferred | 51/2012, ss. 2, 5, 18(3) | 31 December 2012 | Ss. 2, 18(3) - dissolution day appointed by Civil Defence Board Dissolution Order 2012 (S.I. No. 570 of 2012), art. 2 |
| S. 9 powers vested under transferred | 51/2012, ss. 2, 4(1), 18(3) | 31 December 2012 | Ss. 2, 18(3) - dissolution day appointed by Civil Defence Board Dissolution Order 2012 (S.I. No. 570 of 2012), art. 2 |
| S. 35 register established under continued | 51/2012, ss. 2, 16(1), 18(3) | 31 December 2012 | Ss. 2, 18(3) - dissolution day appointed by Civil Defence Board Dissolution Order 2012 (S.I. No. 570 of 2012), art. 2 |
| S. 36(4) delegation of ministerial powers ceased 4 July 2006 with transitional provisions | 18/2005, ss. 2(1), 14, 15 | 4 July 2006 | Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Act 2005 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 363 of 2006), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 6 | Civil Defence Act 2002 (Commencement and Establishment Day) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 186 of 2003) |