The Chairperson, Members, officers and other employees of the public examination
authority shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of
this Act, to be public servants within the meaning of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023):
Provided that until the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) is brought into force, the provisions of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), shall be applicable in place of the said Act.
Provided that until the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) is brought into force, the provisions of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), shall be applicable in place of the said Act.