Sections 58β59 were repealed by later amendments.
s 53 Protection of officers
No action or prosecution shall be brought, instituted or maintained in any court against the Controller, the relevant Authority or an authorized officer for or on account of or in respect of any act ordered or done for the purpose of carrying into effect this Act if the act was done in good faith and in a reasonable belief that it was necessary for the purpose intended to be served thereby.
Malay text (authoritative)
Perlindungan pegawai
Tiada tindakan atau pendakwaan boleh dibawa, dimulakan atau disenggarakan dalam mana-mana mahkamah terhadap Pengawal, Pihak Berkuasa yang berkenaan atau pegawai diberi kuasa bagi atau atas sebab atau berkenaan dengan mana-mana tindakan yang diarahkan atau dilakukan bagi maksud melaksanakan Akta ini jika perbuatan itu dilakukan dengan suci hati dan dengan kepercayaan munasabah bahawa ia perlu bagi tujuan yang dimaksudkan yang hendak dicapai olehnya.
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Text as at 4 July 2023 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).