29Exclusion of liability of person acting in pursuance of consent or authority

29 Exclusion of liability of person acting in pursuance of consent or authority

(1)  Subject to subsection (2) , where  –

(a) a person carries out a procedure; and

(b) a consent or authority given under this Act is sufficient authority under this Act for that person to carry out that procedure  –

that person is not liable to any other person in respect of anything done or omitted to be done by that first-mentioned person in the carrying out of that procedure.

(2)  Nothing in this section relieves a person from liability for negligence in respect of anything done or omitted to be done by him in the carrying out of a procedure.