220Protection of fishery officer or high seas fishery inspector from liability

1. No fishery officer or high seas fishery inspector who does any act under this Act, or omits to do any act required by this Act, shall be under any civil or criminal liability as a result of that act or omission on the ground of want of jurisdiction or mistake of law or fact, or any other ground, unless he or she has acted, or omitted to act, in bad faith or without reasonable cause.

2. A person who, in acting under the directions of a fishery officer in accordance with section 196(3) or under the directions of a high seas fishery inspector under section 113Q(3), does any act under this Act, or omits to do any act required by this Act, shall not be under any civil or criminal liability as a result of that act or omission on the ground of want of jurisdiction or mistake of law or fact, or any other ground, unless he or she has acted or omitted to act in bad faith or without reasonable cause.

3. A person who, while assisting a fishery officer or high seas fishery inspector under section 219, does any act under this Act, or omits to do any act required by this Act, shall not be under any civil or criminal liability as a result of that act or omission on the ground of want of jurisdiction or mistake of law or fact, or any other ground, unless he or she has acted or omitted to act in bad faith.

4. The Crown may not be held directly or indirectly liable for an act or omission of any such fishery officer, high seas fishery inspector, or person, unless the officer, inspector, or person would himself or herself incur liability for the act or omission.

5. This section is subject to sections 164 to 168 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (where applied by this Act).