§ Brigadier-General SURTEESasked the Secretary of State for India whether an Act of Indemnity was passed by the 2773W Government of India in September last which absolved those responsible for any acts committed in good faith under martial law but which might be ultra vires from the ordinary code?
§ Mr. MONTAGUAn Act was passed by the Indian Legislature in September last which,inter alia, protected officers of Government or any person acting under their orders from legal proceedings unless instituted by or on behalf of Government in respect of acts done for the purpose of maintaining or restoring order between the 30th March and the 26th August, 1919, if such acts were done in good faith and in a reasonable belief that they were necessary for that purpose. I shall be happy to send the hon. and gallant Member a copy of the Act.