词条 | War Damage Act 1965 |
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The War Damage Act 1965 is an Act of United Kingdom Parliament which exempts the Crown from liability in respect of damage to, or destruction of, property caused by acts lawfully done by the Crown during, or in contemplation of the outbreak of, a war in which it is engaged. Enacted in the aftermath of the prominent case Burmah Oil Co. v Lord Advocate, it is a rare piece of British legislation with retroactive effect. OrdinancesThe first ordinance of War Damage Act 1965:[1] {{Cquote|Abolition of rights at common law to compensation for certain damage to, or, destruction of, property.No person shall be entitled at common law to receive from the Crown compensation in respect of damage to, or destruction of, property caused (whether before or after the passing of this Act, within or outside the United Kingdom) by acts lawfully done by, or on the authority of, the Crown during, or in comtemplation of the outbreak of, a war in which the Sovereign was, or is, engaged.}} References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/18|title=War Damage Act 1965|accessdate=2018-09-18|work=www.legislation.gov.uk|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140549/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/18|archive-date=2018-06-12|dead-url=no}} External links
3 : United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1965|United Kingdom military law|1965 in military history |
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