Arrested Persons to be made over to the Police 5. Any person arrested and taken into custody under this Act shall be made over to the officer-in-charge of the nearest police station with the least possible delay, together with a report of the circumstances occasioning the arrest.
Protection to Persons acting under Act
6. No persecution, suit or other legal proceeding shall be instituted, except with the previous sanction of the Central Government, against any person in respect of anything done or purported to be done in exercise of the powers conferred by this Act.
Repeal and saving 7. (1) The Armed Forces (Assam and Mainpur) Special Powers Ordinance, 1958 1 of 1958., is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstansing such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act, as if this Act had commenced on the 22nd day of May, 1958.
G.R. RAJAGOPAUL
Secy. to the Govt. of India.
PRINTED IN INDIA BY THE GENERAL MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS.
NEW DELHI AND PUBLISHED BY THE MANAGER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI, 1958.
