Execution of Works Necessary for Passive Defence in the Mandated States

Type

Decision

Number

279

Date of the text

13/10/1939

Official Gazette

published in 1939

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

15

What it provides

This decree authorizes the civil defence directorate, jointly with municipalities, to carry out protective works on state, municipal and private property, covering reinforcement of cellars and shelters, emergency exits, trenches and storage of materials, and obliging owners to allow inspections and identify suitable un

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1939. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.