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THE ARMED FORCES (SPECIAL POWERS) ORDINANCE, 1942 THE ARMED FORCES (SPECIAL POWERS) ORDINANCE, 1942. ORDINANCE NO. XLI OF 1942 [15th August, 1942] An Ordinance to confer certain special powers upon certain officers of the armed forces. WHEREAS an emergency has arisen which makes it necessary to confer certain special powers upon certain officers of the armed forces; Now, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 72 of the Government of India Act as set out in the Ninth Schedule to the Government of India Act, 1935, the 26 Governor‑General is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance :‑ 26 Geo. 5,c.2. 4. Protection to persons acting under this Ordinance----No prosecution, suit or other legal proceedings for any order purporting to be made under this Ordinance or for any act purporting to be done in obedience to any such order shall be instituted in any court except with the previous sanction of the Central Government, and notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, no person purporting in good faith to make such an order or to do any act in obedience thereto shall, whatever consequences ensue, be liable therefor.