13. Protection of officers, etc.—(1) All officers and all persons appointed or authorised to perform any duty or exercise any power under any provisions of this Act or under any rule or order made thereunder shall be deemed when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, or any rule or order made thereunder to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code. (2) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any officer or person appointed or authorised to perform any duty or exercise any power under any provision of this Act or under any rule or order made thereunder for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act. (3) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the State Government for any damage caused by anything in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.
Source footnotes
Document extract. Section boundaries were matched to the arrangement of sections in the official source. Original formatting and footnote placement can differ; check the linked document.
आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
Explore the next section or browse this act in the selected language.
Next · Section 14Repeal and savings. →All sections / सभी धाराएँTHE KARNATAKA PORTS (LANDING AND SHIPPING FEES) ACT, 1961 →
More sections of this act
Section 1 · Short title, extent, commencement and application.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Levy of fees on goods shipped etc.Section 4 · Powers and duties under this Act by whom to be exercised and performed.Section 5 · Detention of goods until payment of fees made.Section 6 · Liability of owner causing damage to pier, jetty, etc.Section 7 · Expenditure of fees received under this Act.Section 8 · Port Fees Fund Account.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 19 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2025-11-12. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.