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Protection of action taken in good faith - (1) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Government or the Special Officer or any officer or other employee of the Government or the Special Officer In respect of anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules or orders made thereunder. (2) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Government or the Special Officer or any other officer or employee of the Government or the Special Officer for any damage caused or likely to be caused by anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules or orders made thereunder. 13.Delegation of powers - (1) The Government may, by notification, direct that all or any of the powers exercisable by them under this Act (except under sections 16 and 17) may also be exercised by any person or persons as may be specified in the notification. (2) Whenever any delegation of power is made under sub section (1), the person to whom such power has been delegated shall act under the direction, control and supervision of the Government. 14.Penalties - (1) Any person who - (a) having in his possession or custody or under his control any property attached to the medical college, wrongfully withholds such property from the Special Officer or any person authorised under this Act, or (b) wrongfully obtains possession of any such property, or (c) wilfully retains any property forming part of the medical college or removes or destroys it, or (d) wilfully withholds from, or fails to deliver to, the Special Officer or any person authorised under this Act, any assets, books of account, registers, papers or other document relating to the medical college, which may be in his possession, power or custody or under his control, or (e) fails without any reasonable excuse, to furnish information or particulars as provided in this Act, or (f) fails to comply with any direction made under this Act, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both. (2) No court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this section except with the previous sanction of the Government or an officer authorised by the Government in this behalf. 15.Offences by Companies -(1) Where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company, every person, who, at the time the offence was committed, was in charge of, and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of the business of the company as well as company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly: Provided that nothing contained in this sub section shall render any such person liable to any punishment, if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he had exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to, any neglect on the part of any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, manager secretary or other officer shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. Explanation:- For the purposes of this section,- (a) "company" means any body corporate and includes a firm or other association of individuals; and (b) "director" in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm. 16.Power to make rules - (1) The Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out all or any of the purposes of this Act. (2) Every rule made under this Act shall, immediately after it is made, be laid before each House of the State Legislature if it is in session and if it is not in session, in the session immediately following, for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session, or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiration of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or in the annulment of the rule shall, from the date on which the modification or annulment is notified here effect only in such modified form, or shall stand annulled as the case may be; so however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule. 17.Power to remove difficulties - If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government may, by general or special order, published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as appear to them to be necessary or expedient for the removal of the difficulty : Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiration of two years from the commencement of this Act. 18.Repeal of Andhra Pradesh Ordinance 6 of 1977 - (1) The Rangaraya Medical College (Taking over of Management) Ordinance, 1977, is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act.