Section 17 Sheriffs and Civil Process Act

Section 17 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 1945 is about Protection of sheriffs. It provides as follows:

Neither the sheriff nor any deputy sheriff shall be liable to be sued for any act or
omission of any police officer or other person in the execution of any process, which shall have been done or may have occurred either through disobedience or neglect of the orders or instructions given by the sheriff or a deputy sheriff.