Penalty for discharging duty by Protection Officer. 33. If any Protection Officer fails or refuses to discharge his duties as directed by the Magistrate in the protection order without any sufficient cause, he shall be punished not with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees, or with both.
Cognizance of offence committed by Protection Officer. 34. No prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Protection Officer unless a complaint is filed with the previous sanction of the State Government or an officer authorised by it in this behalf.
Protection of action taken in good faith. 35. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Protection Officer for any damage caused or likely to be caused by anything which is in good faith action taken in done or intended to be done under this Act or any rule or order made thereunder.
Act not in derogation of any other law. 36. The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of the provisions of any other law, for the time being in force.
Power of Central Government to make rules. 37. (1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--
- (a) the qualifications and experience which a Protection Officer shall possess under sub-section (2) of section 8;
- (b) the terms and conditions of service of the Protection Officers and the other officers subordinate to him, under sub-section (3) of section 8;
- (c) the form and manner in which a domestic incident report may be made under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 8;
- (d) the form and the manner in which an application for protection order may be made to the Magistrate under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 9;
- (e) the form in which a complaint is to be filed under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 9;
- (f) the other duties to be performed by the Protection Officer under clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 9;
- (g) the rules regulating registration of service providers under sub-section (1) of section 10;
- (h) the form in which an application under sub-section (1) of section 12 seeking reliefs under this Act may be made and the particulars which such application shall contain under sub-section (3) of that section;
- (i) the means of serving notices under sub-section (1) of section 13;
- (j) the form of declaration of service of notice to be made by the Protection Officer under sub-section (2) of section 13;
- (k) the qualifications and experience in counselling which a member of the service provider shall possess under sub-section (1) of seçtion 14;
- (l) the form in which an affidavit may be filed by the aggrieved person under sub-section (2) of section 23;
- (m) any other matter which has to be, or may be, prescribed.
