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Appointment of Milk Commissioner other authorized officers and Milk Inspector:- (1) Government of Andhra Pradesh may, by notification, appoint Director of Animal Husbandry Department as Milk Commissioner. (2)Milk Commissioner may appoint District Animal Husbandry Officer as the authorized officer and delegate such powers as deem fit and such authorized officer will exercise such powers and discharge duties as conferred or imposed on him by or under this Act. (3)The Milk Commissioner may, by notification, appoint Veterinary Assistant Surgeon as Milk inspectors for such local areas as he may assign to them for the purpose of performing functions, discharging duties and exercise powers under this Act and the rules made there under. (4)Every authorized officer and the Milk Inspector appointed under sub- section (ii) & (iii) shall exercise powers and discharge duties under the general superintendence, direction and control of the Milk Commissioner. (5) The Milk Commissioner, other authorized officers and Milk inspector are authorized to perform any duty by or under this Act shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code. (6) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Milk Commissioner, other authorized officers and the Milk Inspector authorized to perform any duty by or under this Act in respect of anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or any rule or order made there under. (7) The authorized officers and the Milk Inspector shall exercise those powers vested or conferred on him by the Milk Commissioner in the same manner and with the same effect, as if they had been conferred on him directly by this Act and not by way of delegation.