Section 5: Civil remedies

(1) When by the Penal Code an act is declared to be lawful, no action shall be brought in respect thereof.
(2) Except as aforesaid, the provisions of this Act shall not affect any right of action which
any person would have had against another if this Act had not been passed; nor shall
the omission from the Penal Code of any penal provision in respect of any act or omission which before the time of the coming into operation of the Penal Code constituted an actionable wrong affect any right of action in respect thereof.