Certain persons to be public servants.

Every Competent Officer, Director and Veterinary

Officer, while exercising any power or performing any duty under this Act, shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).

¹ Subs. by Act 8 of 2026, s. 2 and Sch., for “statistics on scheduled diseases, and vaccination” (w.e.f. 01-07-2026).