112. Protection from personal liability
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No matter or thing done and no contract of any kind entered into by the Minister, the Commissioner, the Director-General or any Medical Officer of Health or Public Health Engineer and no matter or thing done by any public health auxiliary or any other person whomsoever employed in the administration of this Act or acting under the direction of the Minister, the Commissioner, the Director-General or any Medical Officer of Health, Public Health Engineer or public health auxiliary shall, if the matter or thing was done or the contract was entered into bona fide for the purpose of executing the provisions of this Act or any regulations made thereunder, subject them or any of them personally to any action, liability, claim or demand whatsoever.
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health appointed under section 3 and includes a Deputy Commissioner of Public Health and an Assistant Commissioner of Public Health appointed under that section;
Any expense incurred by any of the aforesaid persons acting in accordance with subsection (1) shall be borne by the Government.[115