ukpga/1965/18 — War Damage Act 1965

War Damage Act 1965 1965 c.18 An Act to abolish rights at common law to compensation in respect of damage to, or destruction of, property effected by, or on the authority of, the Crown during, or in contemplation of the outbreak of, war. [2nd June 1965] Abolition of rights at common law to compensation for certain damage to, or, destruction of, property. 1 1 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. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title. 2 This Act may be cited as the War Damage Act 1965.