law: Disaster Management Act, 2005 
  55. Offences by
  
  Departments of the Government.- 
  1.     
  
    Where
  
  an offence under this Act has been committed by any Department of the
  
  Government, the head of the Department shall be deemed to be guilty of the
  
  offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly
  
  unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that
  
  he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.
  2.     
  
    Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been
  
  committed by a Department of the Government and it is proved that the offence
  
  has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any
  
  neglect on the part of, any officer, other than the head of the Department,
  
  such officer shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable
  
  to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.