LawgistThe Naval and Aircraft Prize Act
16Indemnity against legal proceedings
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, no suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against any officer of the Armed Forces of the Union or any other person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rules made thereunder.
(2) Save as otherwise expressly provided under this Act, no suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Central Government for any damage caused or likely to be caused by anything in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rules made thereunder.
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All sections
- 1 Short title
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Establishment of Prize Courts
- 4 Jurisdiction of Prize Courts in prize cases
- 5 Transfer of cases
- 6 Appeals
- 7 General powers of Prize Courts
- 8 Procedure on capture of prize
- 9 Ship and aircraft papers to be brought in Registry
- 10 Goods
- 11 Preemption
- 12 Prize proceedings not to apply to enemy warships and military aircraft
- 13 Capture to belong to Central Government
- 14 Prize salvage
- 15 Offences in respect of prize
- 16 Indemnity against legal proceedings
- 17 Power to make rules
- 18 Dissolution of Prize Courts
- 19 Repeals
- 20 Savings
