123. Protection against suit and legal proceedings

Terms defined in s 2

• Assistant Protector

  Assistant Protector

  Defined · s 2

  “Assistant Protector” means a person appointed by the Minister under section 8a;

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• Court

  Court

  Defined · s 2

  “Court” means the Court For Children or any other Court, as the case may require;

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• Director General

  Director General

  Defined · s 2

  “Director General” means the Director General of Social Welfare and includes the State Director of Social Welfare of each of the States;

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• medical officer

  medical officer

  Defined · s 2

  “medical officer” means a registered medical practitioner in the service of the Government and includes a registered medical practitioner in any teaching hospital of a public institution of higher learning, but does not include a registered medical practitioner in any part of the Government hospital or teaching hospital of a public institution of higher learning, which are privatized or corporatized;

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• Minister

  Minister

  Defined · s 2

  “Minister” means the Minister or Ministers for the time being charged with the responsibility for the matter or matters in connection with which the reference to the “Minister” is made, acting individually or jointly or in consultation, as the case may require;

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• police officer

  police officer

  Defined · s 2

  “police officer” has the same meaning as in the Police Act 1967;

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• prison officer

  prison officer

  Defined · s 2

  “prison officer” has the meaning assigned to it in the Prison Act 1995;

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• probation officer

  probation officer

  Defined · s 2

  “probation officer” means a probation officer appointed under section 10;

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• Protector

  Protector

  Defined · s 2

  “Protector” means— (a) the Director General; (b) the Deputy Director General; (c) a Divisional Director of Social Welfare, Department of Social Welfare; (d); (e) any Social Welfare Officer appointed under section 8;

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• Social Welfare Officer

  Social Welfare Officer

  Defined · s 2

  “Social Welfare Officer” means any Social Welfare Officer in the Ministry or Department responsible for welfare services and includes any Assistant Social Welfare Officer;

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