LawgistThe Delhi Police Act
139No public servant liable as aforesaid for giving effect in good faith to any rule, regulation, order or direction issued with apparent authority
No public servant or person duly appointed or authorised shall be liable to any penalty or to payment of any damages for giving effect in good faith to--
(a) any order or direction issued with apparent authority by the Administrator or by a person empowered in that behalf under this Act; or
(b) any rule or regulation made under this Act.
Explanation.-- In this section, the expression "public servant" has the meaning assigned to it in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
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MISCELLANEOUS
- 132 Disposal of fees, rewards, etc
- 133 Method of proving orders and notifications
- 134 Rules, regulations or orders not invalidated by defect of form or irregularity in procedure
- 135 Presumption in prosecutions for contravention of order made under section 46, 47 or 48
- 136 Officers holding charges of, or succeeding to, vacancies competent to exercise powers
- 137 Forfeiture of bond entered into by person under sub-section (1) of section 54
- 138 No police officer to be liable to penalty or damage for act done in good faith in pursuance of duty
- 139 No public servant liable as aforesaid for giving effect in good faith to any rule, regulation, order or direction issued with apparent authority
- 140 Bar to suits and prosecutions
- 141 Licences and written permissions to specify conditions, etc., and to be signed
- 142 Public notices how to be given
- 143 Consent, etc., of a competent authority may be proved by writing under its signature
- 144 Signature on notices, etc., may be stamped
- 145 Persons interested may seek to annul, reverse or alter any rule or order
- 146 Powers of Commissioner of Police under other Acts
- 147 Power to make rules
- 148 Notification of rules and regulations in the Official Gazette and laying of rules and regulations
- 149 Cesser of operation of certain enactments and savings
- 150 Police force functioning in Delhi immediately before the commencement of this Act to be deemed to be police force constituted under this Act
- 151 Power to remove difficulties
- 152 Repeal and saving
