නිල පරිවර්තනයවෙනස් නොකළ පාඨය, Department of Government Printing වෙතින්
The following new sections are hereby inserted immediately after section 60A of the principal enactment and shall have effect as sections 60B, 60C and 60D of that enactment:—
60B. Every officer or servant of the Bureau shall be deemed—
(a)
to be a public officer; and
(b)
a peace officer,
“Officers and servants of the
Bureau to be deemed to be public officers for the purposes of the
Code of
Criminal
Procedure Act.
within the meaning and for the purposes of the
Code of Criminal Procedure Act, No. 15 of 1979.
60C. Every officer and servant of the Bureau, shall be deemed to be a public officer, within the meaning and for the purposes of the Penal
Code (Chapter 19).
60D. (1) No suit or prosecution shall lie—
(a)
against the Bureau for any lawful act, which in good faith is done or purported to be done by the Bureau under this
Act; or
(b)
against any member, officer, servant or agent of the Bureau for any lawful act, which in good faith is done or purported to be done by him under this Act or on the directions of the
Bureau.
(2)
Any expenses incurred by the Bureau in any suit or prosecution by or against the
Bureau before any court shall be paid out of the funds of the Bureau and any costs paid to, or recovered by, the Bureau in any such suit or prosecution shall be credited to the funds of the Bureau.”.