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Part IX · General

36. Protection of action

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

(1)

No suit or prosecution shall lie against—

(a)

the Commission for any act which in good faith is done or omitted to be done, by the Commission under this Act or any other industry Act ;

(b)

any member, secretary, Director-General, Deputy

Director-General (if any), Staff, Consultant or

Advisor of the Commission for any act which in goods faith is done or omitted to be done, by him or her under this Act or any other industry Act.

(2)

Any expenses incurred by the Commission in any suit or prosecution brought by , or against, the Commission before any court, shall be paid out of the Fund of the Commission and any costs paid to, or recovered by, the Commission in any such suit or prosecution, shall be credited to the Fund of the Commission.

(3)

Any expenses incurred by any member of the

Commission, Secretary, Director-General, Deputy Director-General (if any), Staff, Consultant or Advisor thereof, in any suit or prosecution brought against him or her in any court in respect of any act which is done, or purported to be done, by him or her under this Act or any other industry Act or on the direction of the Commission shall, if the court holds that the act was done in good faith, be paid out of the Fund of the

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

Read on from s 37

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