Civil proceedings by the Crown covered by Part III

Subject to this section, any reference in this Part to civil proceedings by the Crown shall be construed as a reference to the following proceedings onlyIII. (a) for the or vindication of any right or the obtaining of any relief which, if this Act had not been passed, might have been enforced or vindicated or obtained, (i) by proceedings for the recovery of chattels or money by way of damages Crown Proceedings Act 23 or otherwise, or any hereditament or an account and payment from any defaulting officer or other person or corporation or by the writs of capias ad respondendum, writs of subpoena ad respondendum, writs of appraisement, writs of scire facias, and by for the determination of any issue upon a writ of extent or of diem clausit extremum; (ii) by an action at the suit of any Government department or any officer of the Crown as such; (b) all such proceedings as the Crown is entitled to bring by virtue of this or any other Act, and the expression “civil proceedings by or against the Crown” shall be construed accordingly.