Section 25: Offences by public officer

(1) Where any proceedings, whether civil or criminal, are brought against any public officer in respect of any act done in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, it shall be a good defence to show that there was reasonable and probable cause for the act in respect of which such proceedings are brought.
(2) No act or thing done by any public officer, if it was done bona fide for the purpose of executing this Act, shall subject him personally to any action, liability, claim or demand whatsoever:
Provided that nothing herein contained shall exempt any person from any proceeding by way of mandamus, injunction, prohibition or similar order.