LawgistThe Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act
16Protection of action taken in good faith
No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government or a State Government, and no suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person, for anything in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act.
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All sections
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Power to make orders detaining certain persons
- 4 Execution of detention orders
- 5 Power to regulate place and conditions of detention
- 6 Detention orders not to be invalid or inoperative on certain grounds
- 7 Powers in relation to absconding persons
- 8 Grounds of order of detention to be disclosed to person affected by the order
- 9 Constitution of Advisory Boards
- 10 Reference to Advisory Boards
- 11 Procedure of Advisory Boards
- 12 Action upon the report of Advisory Board
- 13 Maximum period of detention
- 14 Revocation of detention orders
- 15 Temporary release of persons detained
- 16 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 17 Repeal and saving
