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Part IV · General

26. Protection for action taken under this Act or on the direction of the Council

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 -

(a)

against the Institute for any act which in good faith is done or purported to be done by the Institute under this Act ; or

(b)

against any member of the Council or officer,servant or agent of the Institute for any act which in good faith is done or purported to be done by him under this Act or on the direction of the Council.

(2)

Any expense incurred by such person as is referred to in subsection (1) in any suit or prosecution brought against him before any court in respect of any act which is done by him or purported to be done by him under this Act or on the direction of the Council shall, if the court holds that the act was done in good faith, be paid out of the Fund of the

Institute.

Read on from s 27