(1)A freezing order binds the Crown, subject to the following provisions of this section.
(2)No contravention by the Crown of a provision of a freezing order makes the Crown criminally liable; but the High Court or in Scotland the Court of Session may, on the application of a person appearing to the Court to have an interest, declare unlawful any act or omission of the Crown which constitutes such a contravention.
(3)Nothing in this section affects Her Majesty in her private capacity; and this is to be construed as if section 38(3) of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 (c. 44) (meaning of Her Majesty in her private capacity) were contained in this Act.
(1)These provisions shall cease to have effect—
(a)section 2 of the Emergency Laws (Re-enactments and Repeals) Act 1964 (c. 60) (Treasury’s power to prohibit action on certain orders as to gold etc);
(b)section 55 of the Finance Act 1968 (c. 44) (meaning of security in section 2 of 1964 Act).
(2)Subsection (1) does not affect a reference which—
(a)is to a provision referred to in that subsection, and
(b)is contained in a provision made under an Act.