(3) The Chairmen and functions of the committees referred

to in the said Schedule shall be as specified in that Schedule.

(4) Subject to the last preceding clause, any committee

may consist of or include any specified persons or classes of

persons or the holders for the time being of any specified

offices or classes of offices, whether in the service of the Government

or of any local authority or otherwise.

(5) In addition to the members of the committees, any

specified persons or classes of persons or the holders for the

time being of any specified offices or classes of offices may be

appointed to be members of the emergency precautions

organization with such functions and duties as may be provided

for by the scheme or prescribed by the central committee.

Every such appointment shall be evidenced by writing signed

by the Chairman of the central committee.

6. (1) Any member of an emergency precautions organization may from time to time give such orders and directions

   as he deems necessary for the effective performance of his

   functions and duties to any other member of the organization

   who is subject to his control or to any person who is not a

   member of the organization.

7. (1) Any local authority may expend moneys for the purposes of a scheme or for any purposes connected with the

   preparation or operation of a scheme.

(2) For any such purpose any local authority may from

time to time borrow moneys by way of special loan under

the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1926, by special order, and

without taking the steps prescribed by sections 9 to 13 of

that Act.

8. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 4 of the Public Safety Conservation Act, 1932, the following provisions shall apply whenever any emergency arises in any district for which a scheme has been prepared:

(a) The senior officer of the Police Force present in the locality shall assume responsibility for the issuing of all orders and instructions necessary in his opinion for the maintenance of order.

(b) The Chairman of the central committee shall assume responsibility for the issuing of all other orders and instructions necessary in his opinion for the operation of the scheme.

9. (1) The Minister may from time to time require any local authority to exercise any of the powers conferred upon it by these regulations.

(2) In the exercise of any powers or functions under these regulations every local authority, organization, committee, and person shall act in accordance with all directions, general or special, given in that behalf by the Minister.

(3) Without limiting the general powers conferred on the Minister by this regulation, it is hereby declared that, in the exercise of any powers or functions under these regulations, every local authority, organization, committee, and person shall, so far as practicable, act in co-operation with all other available branches of the Emergency Reserve Corps.

10. Regulation 4 of the Motor-vehicles Impressment Emergency Regulations 1939 is hereby amended by omitting from clause (2) the words "Under-Secretary of the Internal Affairs Department", and substituting the words "Director of National Service".

11. Every person commits an offence against these regulations who—

(a) Without lawful excuse acts in contravention of or fails to comply in any respect with any provision of these regulations or any order, instruction, direction, restriction, requirement, or condition given or imposed under these regulations or under any scheme:

(b) Resists, obstructs, or deceives any person who is exercising or attempting to exercise any power or function under these regulations or under any scheme.