# Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Paragraph 24


(1) This paragraph applies where action is taken—
(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 Court of Judicature in Northern Ireland).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/21/schedule/3A/paragraph/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995/schedule-3A/paragraph-24
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