(1) No act or proceeding of the Committee or any person acting as a member of the Committee shall be deemed to be invalid by reason only of a defect in the establishment or constitution of the Committee or on the ground that any member of the Committee was not entitled to hold or continue in such office by reason of any disqualification or by reason of any irregularity or illegality in his appointment or by reason of such act having been done or proceeding taken during the period of any vacancy in the office of member of the Committee.
(2) No act or proceeding of the Director/Administrator shall be deemed to be invalid by reason of only of a defect or irregularity in his appointment or on the ground that he was not entitled to hold or continue in office by reason of any disqualification.
43. The Director/Administrator and every person duly authorized by him or by the Committee shall, while acting under any of the provisions of this Act, be deemed to be public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.
44. If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, as occasion may require, by order to do anything not inconsistent with this Act or the rules made thereunder which appears to them necessary for the purpose of removing the difficulty.
LAKCHUNG SHERPA, SSJS L.R. CUM-SECRETARY, LAW DEPARTMENT.
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