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Protection of action taken in good faith.—(l) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any officer authorised or not for anything done or intended to be done in good faith under this Act. No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Government for any damage caused or deemed to have been caused by any action taken or intended to be taken in good faith in pursuance of any order made or deemed to be made under this Act. No public servant shall be penalised in any manner for any act or omission committed in good faith, in pursuance of official duty cast upon him or in preparing any material or document for the purpose of initiating action under this Act or for any omission or error in listing out or categorising any offence in which the detained person had been involved or convicted. If a public servant commits an act or omission deliberately or maliciously with the intention of falsely implicating any person under the provisions of this Act, in addition to the normal prosecution, if it is so ordered by the Government a sum not exceeding hundred rupees per day for each day of detention shall be realized from such Government Officer and be paid to the person subjected to such detention. 38 Offences to be cognizable and Non-bailable.—Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974), all offences and wilful violations of lawful orders made under this Act shall be cognizable and non-bailable. Manner of issue of orders of Government—All orders issued by the Government under this Act shall be under the seal and signature of th Secretary, Home Department. Power to make rules.—(1) The Government may make rules, not inconsistent with this Act, for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (2) Every rule made under this Act shall be Thid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the Legislative Assembly whi1e it is in session for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if before the expiry of the session • in Which it is so laid or the session inmediately following, the Legislative Assembly makes any modification in the rule or decides that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, 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; Repeal and Saving.—( 1) The Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Ordinance, 2007 (44 of 2007), 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.