The Incidental Catches of Cetaceans in Fisheries (England) Order 2005

Protection of officers

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10.  An officer, or a person assisting him by virtue of article 7(2) or 8(1)(b) or a warrant under article 8(3), shall not be liable in any civil or criminal proceedings for anything done in the purported exercise of the powers conferred on him by articles 6 to 9 if the court is satisfied that the act was done in good faith, that there were reasonable grounds for doing it and that it was done with reasonable skill and care.