Public Liability Insurance Act : Offences by Government Departments Indian Bare Acts :

Public Liability Insurance Act,1991

Act No : 6

Section : Offences by Government Departments

17. Offences by Government Departments. Where an offence under this Act has been committed by any Department of Government, the Head of the Department shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly: Provided that nothing contained in this section shall render such Head of the Department liable to any punishment if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.