# 139 No 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
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Presumption in prosecutions for contravention of order made under section 46, 47 or 48136
Officers holding charges of, or succeeding to, vacancies competent to exercise powers137
Forfeiture of bond entered into by person under sub-section (1) of section 54138
No police officer to be liable to penalty or damage for act done in good faith in pursuance of duty140
Bar to suits and prosecutions141
Licences and written permissions to specify conditions, etc., and to be signed142
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