Section 38: Protection of action taken in good faith.

(1) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government or any officer of the Central Government for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done, in pursuance of this Act or any rule made thereunder.

(2) No proceeding, other than a suit, shall be commenced against the Central Government or any officer of the Central Government for anything done or purported to have been done in pursuance of this Act or any rule made thereunder, without giving the Central Government or such officer a month’s previous notice in writing of the intended proceeding and of the cause thereof or after the expiration of three months from the accrual of such cause.