No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act except on a report in writing of the fact constituting such offence made by an authority or officer authorised by the Government in this behalf.
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15. Delegation of powers of Government - (1) The Government may, by notification, authorize any authority or officer to exercise any of the powers vested in them by this Act except the power of revision under section 18 and power to make rules under section 19 and may in like manner withdraw such authority.
(2) The exercise of any power delegated under sub-section (1) shall be subjected to such restrictions and conditions as may be prescribed or as may be specified in the notification and also to control and revision by the Government or by such authority or officer as may be empowered by them in this behalf. The Government shall also have the power to control and revise the acts or proceedings of any authority or officer so empowered.
16. Civil Court not to decide questions under this Act - No civil court shall have jurisdiction to decide or deal with any question which is by or / under this Act required to be decided or dealt with by any authority or officer mentioned in this Act.
17. Indemnity - (1) No suit or other proceeding shall lie against the Government for any Act done or purporting to be done under this Act or any rule made thereunder.
(2) (a) No suit, prosecution or other proceeding shall lie against any authority or officer or servant of the Government for any act done or purporting to be done under this Act or any rule made thereunder without the previous sanction of the Government.
(b) No authority or officer or servant of the Government shall be liable in respect of any such act in any civil or criminal proceeding if the act was done in good faith in the course of the execution of the duties or the discharge of the functions imposed by or under this Act.
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(3) No suit, prosecution or other proceeding shall be instituted against any authority or officer or servant of the Government for any act done or purporting to be done under this Act or any rule made thereunder after the date of the expiry of six months from the date of the Act complained of.