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Part IV · General

27. Protection for action taken under this Act or 011 the direction of the Staff College

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(l)

No suit or prosecution shall lie-

(a)

against the Staff College for any act which in good

· faith is done or purported to be done by the Staff

College under this Act; or

(b)

against any member. officer, servant or agent of the

Staff College for any act which in good faith is done or purported to be done by him under this Act or on the directil)n of the Staff Collt!ge. • :'

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(2)

Any expenses incurred by the Staff College in any suit or prosecmion brought by or against the Staff College and any costs paid to, or recovered by, the Staff C'ollege in any ·

such suit or prosecution shall be credited to the Fund.

(3)

Any expenses incurred by any such person as is refen-cd to in subsection (I) of this section in any suit or prosecution brought against him before any court in respect of any act which is done or purported to be done by him under this Act or on the direction of the Staff College shall, if the court holds. that such act was done in good faith, be paid out of the

Fund, unless such expense is recovered by him in such suit or prosecution.