Organisation of civil defence in times of peace and war

Type

Law

Date of the text

05/05/1956

Official Gazette

published in 1956

Status today

Repealed as of 27/08/2026

Articles

16

What it provides

This law establishes a civil defense service within the Ministry of National Defense to organize civil protection in peace and war. It grants the military authority powers during emergencies, such as imposing obligations, requisitioning property, evacuating danger zones and demolishing unsafe buildings, and requires ce

What has changed this text

• Repealed by Decree-Law No. 50/1967 of 05/08/1967
• Repealed by Decree-Law No. 159/1959 of 12/06/1959

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1956. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.