7Exculpation of Crown, Commissioner, authorised officers and other persons

7 Exculpation of Crown, Commissioner, authorised officers and other persons

7 Exculpation of Crown, Commissioner, authorised officers and other persons

Where any thing is done pursuant to the purported exercise of the powers conferred on the Commissioner or an authorised officer by section 5 (1) or pursuant to section 5 (3), the Crown, the Commissioner, any authorised officer or any person engaged in the doing of any thing pursuant to the purported exercise of those powers or pursuant to section 5 (3) is not, subject to the regulations, liable:

(a) in respect of any damage, howsoever caused and whether or not due to negligence, to the motor vehicle in respect of which those powers purported to be exercised, or

(b) in respect of any loss or damage of any kind suffered by any person in respect of the loss of the use of the motor vehicle.