S.L. 411.1 Art. 7Duties of Civil Protection personnel.

(1) The Director General of Civil Protection shall assign to all officers of the Department as well as to all other persons employed with or assisting the Department, the duties to be carried out by them.

(2) Such duties shall, where practicable and necessary, be set out in detail in written orders made by the Director General of Civil Protection.

(3) It shall be the duty of every officer to promptly comply, without hindrance or challenge, with such written orders and with any other order or directive given by the Director General of Civil Protection or other senior officer of the Department.

(4) In addition officers of the Department shall -

(a) perform their duties with a high degree of vigilance, competence and discipline;

(b) pay strict attention to cleanliness and dress, and shall always wear the approved uniform when on duty;

(c) dedicate their whole time to the service of the Department and shall not carry on any other work unless prior permission in writing has been obtained from the Director General of Civil Protection;

(d) be liable to be stationed at such places as the Director General of Civil Protection may from time to time appoint; and

(e) be deemed to be on duty at all times.

(5) (a) No person appointed to the Force, other than by promotion within the Force, shall enter upon the duties of the office, or act in any way in connection therewith, before he has taken the Oath of Office set out in the Schedule to the Act.

(b) The Oath of Office shall be taken and signed by all officers appointed to the Force before a person duly empowered to do so by the Minister, or before the Director General of Civil Protection.