Officers and employees of the Central Government, National Authority, National Executive Committee, State Government, State Authority, State Executive Committee [, District Authority or Urban Authority] shall be immune from legal process in regard to any warning in respect of any impending disaster communicated or disseminated by them in their official capacity or any action taken or direction issued by them in pursuance of such communication or dissemination.
Section 74: Immunity from legal process.
The Disaster Management Act, 2005Central Act · Act 53 of 2005
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Disaster Management Act, 2005 |
|---|---|
| Section | 74 |
| Marginal note | Immunity from legal process. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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- substituted, Act 10 of 2025. . Subs. by Act 10 of 2025, s. 46, for "or District Authority" (w.e.f. 9-4-2025).
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