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Section 21

The West Bengal Maintenance Of Public Order Act, 1972State Act of West Bengal · Act 9 of 1972

(1) No order made in exercise of any power conferred by or under Saving as to this Act shall be called in question in any civil or criminal Court. orders.

(2) Where any order purports to have been made and signed by any authority in exercise of any power conferred by or under this Act, a Court I of 1872. shall, within the meaning of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, presume that such order was so made by that authority.

61 The West Bengal Maintenance of Public Order Act, 1972.

[West Ben. Act IX of 1972.]

(Chapter VI.—Supplementary and Procedural.—Sections 22-25 .)

Protection of 22. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against action taken Government or any person for anything which is in good faith done or under the Act, intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any order made thereunder.

Delegation of 23. The State Government may, by notified order, direct that any powers and power or duty which is conferred or imposed by any provision of this Act duties of the State upon the State Government shall,in such circumstances and under such Government. conditions, if any, as may be specified in the direction, be exercised or discharged in Calcutta, also by the Commissioner of Police, the First Land Acquisition Collector or the Second Land Acquisition Collector, and elsewhere, also by the District Magistrate, and Additional District Magistrate or a Special Land Acquisition Officer.

Explanation.—In this section "Calcutta" has the same meaning as in sub-section (2) of section 19.

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ActThe West Bengal Maintenance Of Public Order Act, 1972
Section21
JurisdictionState of West Bengal
StatusIn force as published by the source

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