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Sri Lanka Inventors Incentives Act (No. 53 of 1979) - Sect 19

Protection for action taken under this Act or on the direction of the Commission

19.
(1) No suit or prosecution shall lie
(a) against the Commission for any act which in good faith is done or is purported to be done by the Commission under this Act; or
(b) 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 Act or on the direction of the Commission.
(2) Any expense incurred by the Commission in any suit or prosecution brought by or against the Commission before any court shall be paid out of the Fund, and any costs paid to, or recovered by the Commission in any such suit or prosecution shall be credited to the Fund.
(3) Any expense incurred by any such person as is referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) in any suit or prosecution brought against him before any court in respect of any act which is done or is purported to be done by him under this Act or on the direction of the Commission shall, if the court holds that such act was done in good faith, be paid out of the Fund, unless such expense is recovered by him in such suit or prosecution.


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