Limitation of actions against public authorities

(1) No action shall be brought against any person for any act done in pursuance, or execution, or intended execution of any Act or other law, or of any public duty or authority, or in respect of any neglect or default in the execution of any such Act or other law, duty or authority, unless it is commenced before the expiration of one year from the date on which the cause of action accrued, Provided that where the act, neglect or default is a continuing one, no cause of action in respect thereof shall be deemed to have accrued, for the purposes of this subsection, until the act, neglect or default has ceased. (2) This section shall not apply to any action to which the Public Authorities Protection Act, Cap. 31 does not apply, or to any criminal proceeding.