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| (1) Nothing done or omitted to be done by a member of the armed forces of the Crown while on duty as such shall subject either him or the Crown to liability in delict for causing the death of another person or causing personal injury to another person, in so far as the death or personal injury is due to anything suffered by that other person while he is a member of the armed forces of the Crown, if-
| | (a) at the time when that thing is suffered by that other person, he is either on duty as a member of the armed forces of the Crown or is, though not on duty as such, on any land, premises, ship, aircraft or vehicle for the time being used for the purposes of the armed forces of the Crown; and | | |
| | (b) the Minister of Defence and External Affairs certifies that his suffering that thing has been or will be treated as attributable to service for the purposes of entitlement to an award from the Crown: | | |
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| (2) No proceedings in delict shall lie against the Crown for death or personal injury due to anything suffered by a member of the armed forces of the Crown, if-
| | (a) that thing is suffered by him in consequence of the nature or condition of any such land, premises, ship, aircraft or vehicle as aforesaid, or in consequence of the nature or condition of any equipment or supplies used for the purposes of those forces; and | | |
| | (b) the Minister of Defence and External Affairs certifies as mentioned in the preceding sub-section. | | |
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| (3) No act or omission of an officer of the Crown shall subject him to liability in delict for death or personal injury in so far as the death or personal injury is due to anything suffered by a member of the armed forces of the Crown being a thing as to which the conditions aforesaid are satisfied. |
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| (4) The Minister of Defence and External Affairs, if satisfied that it is the fact-
| | (a) that a person was or was not on any particular occasion on duty as a member of the armed forces of the Crown; or | | |
| | (b) that at any particular time any land, premises, ship, aircraft, vehicle, equipment or supplies was, or was not, or were or were not, used for the purposes of the said forces, | | |
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