Decree-Law No. 159
This decree sets out the mission of civil defence to protect civilians during war or general disasters across Lebanon, lists the powers granted to its service such as imposing duties, evacuating areas and demolishing unsafe buildings, and assigns roles to the government and ministers in organising it.
This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1959. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.
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