Certain officers to be public servants.

The members and Secretary of a Board, the Inquiry Officer and any officer or person authorised or appointed by the Board 1[or the Company], the Collector, 2[the District Superintendent Agriculture Officer] or the 3[State] Government under sub-section (2) of section 4, sub-section (1) of section 11, 4* * * section 16, 5[section 21] or sub-section (2) of section 25, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Indian Penal Code (XLV of 1860).