PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY (SPECIAL POWERS)
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"communications stop order" means an order made under section 30(1) because of a special authorisation;
"cordon", in relation to any area, includes—
- (a) a physical barrier; or
- (b) a roadblock on any road in, or in the vicinity of, the area;
"cordoned area" means an area on which a cordon is placed by or under a special authorisation;
"dangerous article" includes—
- (a) an article which has a blade or is sharply pointed but is not an offensive weapon;
- (b) an explosive or explosive precursor within the meaning of the Arms and Explosives Act (Cap. 13);
- (c) a corrosive substance within the meaning of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act (Cap. 65);
- (d) a dangerous, hazardous, radioactive or harmful substance or toxic chemical;
- (e) a microbial or other biological agent, or toxin (with or without its container); or
- (f) an article or a vehicle used or about to be used in a serious incident to cause or threaten injury to, or otherwise intimidate, any person;
"emergency service agency" means—
- (a) the Singapore Civil Defence Force;
- (b) a public authority empowered by or under a public Act to perform or discharge search and rescue, firefighting environmental hazard control services, and which is prescribed to be an emergency service agency; or
- (c) any person supplying services under a contract with an emergency service agency in paragraph (a) or (b)
