Article 19 Protection of British sea-fishery officers

A British sea-fishery officer or a person assisting him by virtue of article 16(2) or 17(1)(b), or authorisation under article 17(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 16 to 18 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.