[F124(1)This paragraph applies where action is taken—U.K.
(a)in respect of a ship which is under arrest or in respect of anything in a ship which is under arrest, and
(b)in accordance with a direction under this Schedule or by virtue of paragraph 4.
(2)The action shall not—
(a)be treated as a contempt of court, or
(b)give rise to civil liability on the part of the Admiralty Marshal (including the Admiralty Marshal of the [F2Court of Judicature] in Northern Ireland).]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 3A inserted (10.9.2003) by Marine Safety Act 2003 (c. 16), s. 4, Sch. 1
F2Words in Act substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 148(1), Sch. 11 para. 6; S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)