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Legal Aid Law (No. 27 of 1978) - Sect 26

Protection of members & c of the Commission for action taken under this Law or on the direction of the Commission

26.
(1) No suit or prosecution shall lie against any member, officer, servant or agent of the Commission for any act which in good faith is done or is purported to be done by him under this Law or on the direction of the Commission.
(2) Any expense incurred by the Commission in any suit, prosecution or proceeding brought by or against the Commission before any court, tribunal or institution shall be paid out of the funds of the Commission, and any costs paid to, or recovered by, the Commission in any such suit, prosecution or proceeding shall be credited to the funds of the Commission.
(3) Any expenses incurred by any such person as is referred to in subsection (1) in any suit, prosecution or proceeding brought against him before any court, tribunal or institution in respect of any act which is done or is purported to be done by him under this Law or on the direction of the Commission shall, if the court, tribunal or institution holds that such act was done in good faith, be paid out of the funds of the Commission, unless such expense is recovered by him in such suit, prosecution or proceeding.


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