13Indemnity

13 Indemnity

(1)  If the Crown purchases an affected property in accordance with section 9(1) , the persons from whom the property was purchased have no right of action against –

(a) the Crown; or

(b) the Council; or

(c) a person acting on behalf of the Crown or the Council –

in respect of any damage suffered by those persons as a result of any actual or potential earth movement on the affected property or on any other property in the vicinity of the affected property.

(2)  A person has no right of action against –

(a) the Crown; or

(b) the Council; or

(c) a person acting on behalf of the Crown or the Council –

in respect of any action taken in good faith by, or on behalf of, the Crown or the Council to survey, remedy, prevent or alleviate any actual or potential earth movement on an affected property, or in the vicinity of the affected property, and whether taken before or after the commencement of any provision of this Act.

(3)  This section does not apply in relation to a right of action in relation to personal injuries suffered by a person.