Member or any other officer or employee of the Commission.
27. Public Servant.
The Chairman, Members, Secretary, other officers and employees and every officer
assigned to work under this Act by the Commission shall be deemed to be public
servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Penal Code.
28. Delegation of Powers.
The Commission may, subject to the terms and conditions determined by it, delegate
any of its powers to the Chairman, any Member or the Secretary.
29. Protection of actions taken in good faith.
No suit or prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Government,
the Commission, any Member, any officer or employee of the Government or the
Commission or against any publication, report or activity made or performed under the
authority of ther Government and the Commission, for anything which is, in good faith,
done under this Act or rules made thereunder, which may cause or likely to be caused
any damage to any person.
30. Power to make rules.
The Commission may, with prior approval of the President and by notification in the
Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
31. Publication of Authentic English Text.
(1) After the commencement of this Act, the Government shall, by notification in the
Official Gazette, Publish an English text to be called the Authentic English Text of this
Act.
(2) In case of any conflict between the Bangla and the English text, the Bangla text shall
prevail.
32. Provision relating to savings.
(1) Anything done or any action taken under the National Human Rights Commission
Ordinance, 2007 (Ordinance No. XL of 2007) hereinafter referred to as the said Ordinance,
shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been done or taken under
this Act.
(2) Notwithstanding the expiry of this said Ordinance under the provision of clause (2)
of article 93 of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, anything done
or any action taken after such expiry, in continuation or purported to be continuation of
the said Ordinance, shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been
done or taken under this Act.
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