Lawgist55Offences by Departments of the Government
(1) Where an offence under this Act has been committed by any Department of the Government, the head of the Department shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been committed by a Department of the Government and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any officer, other than the head of the Department, such officer shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
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- 51 Punishment for obstruction, etc
- 52 Punishment for false claim
- 53 Punishment for misappropriation of money or materials, etc
- 54 Punishment for false warning
- 55 Offences by Departments of the Government
- 56 Failure of officer in duty or his connivance at the contravention of the provisions of this Act
- 57 Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisitioning
- 58 Offence by companies
- 59 Previous sanction for prosecution
- 60 Cognizance of offences
