Section 10 Obligation to indemnify government against claims.

United Kingdom

(1)

A person to whom this Act applies shall indemnify Her Majesty’s government in the United Kingdom against any claims brought against the government in respect of damage or loss arising out of activities carried on by him to which this Act applies.

(1A)

F1Subsection (1) is subject to—

(a)

any limit on the amount of a person's liability that is specified in a licence, and

(b)

any order made under section 3(3).

(2)

This section does not apply—

(a)

to a person acting as employee or agent of another; or

(b)

to damage or loss resulting from anything done on the instructions of the Secretary of State.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 10(1A) inserted (1.10.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 12(4), 115(7); S.I. 2015/994, art. 11(f)