16. Exemption
The State Government may, be notification in the Official Gazette, exempt either wholly or partially any area or any person or any class of persons from all or any of provisions of this Act or any of the rules or orders made there under subject to such condition as may be specified in notification.
17. Power of State Government to call for and examine records of proceedings
The State Government may call for and examine the record of any proceeding before any officer exercising powers or discharging duties under this Act including those relating to the grant or refusal of a licence or permit under an order made under this Act for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the correctness, legality or propriety of any order passed in, and as to the regularity of such proceedings and may either annul, reverse, modify or confirm such order or pass such other order as it may deem fit.
18. Officers and persons acting under the Act to be public servants
All Officers, Inspectors and persons empowered to exercise any powers or to perform any functions under this Act shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.
19. Bar of proceedings
No suit or proceedings shall lie against the State Government or against any officer or against person empowered to exercise powers or to perform function under this act, for anything in good faith done or purporting to be done under this Act.