Chapter XV MISCELLANEOUS

Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other State laws for the time being in force.

Land needed for the purposes of a town planning scheme, development plan or an infrastructure project under this Act shall be deemed to be the land needed for public purpose within the meaning of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.

All members, officers, and employees of the Apex Authority, the Regional Development Authority, the Nodal Company and other Government Company or Project Development Agency shall, while acting or purporting to act in pursuance of the provisions of this Act or the rules and regulations made thereunder, be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.

No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Apex Authority, the Regional Development Authority, Nodal Company, other Government companies or project development agencies or any of their committees, members, officers and employees for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of the provisions of this Act or any rules and regulations made thereunder.