Section 28: Protection of action taken in good faith.

The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969Central Act · Act 18 of 1969

(1) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Government, the [Registrar General of India], any Registrar, or any person exercising any power or performing any duty under this Act for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rule or order made thereunder.

(2) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Government for any damage caused or likely to be caused by anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance, of this Act or any rule or order made thereunder.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969
Section	28
Marginal note	Protection of action taken in good faith.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

substituted, Act 20 of 2023. . Subs. by Act 20 of 2023, s. 2, for "Registrar-General" (w.e.f. 1-10-2023).

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