Section 1, The Indemnity Act, 1970

No action or other legal proceeding whatsoever whether civil or criminal shall be instituted in any Court of Law for or on account of, or in respect of any act, matter or thing done whether within Sierra Leone or without, during the period extending from the 21st of March, 1967 to the 30th of April, 1968, if done in good faith and done or purported to be done in the execution of his duty or in the public interest— 2 No. 15 Indemnity 1970 (a) by any officer performing or purporting to perform the functions of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone or Governor-General of Sierra Leone; (b) by any person not being a member of the National Reformation Council performing or purporting to perform the functions of a Minister of Government; and if any such proceeding is instituted whether before or after the commencement of this Act, it shall be discharged and made void: Provided that the provisions of this section shall in no way affect the institution or prosecution of proceedings on behalf of Her Majesty or any Government Department or any proceedings instituted by way of Petition of Right. [Margin: Validation of acts of indemnified officers.]