No provision contained in section 2 or section 5 of this Act shall be construed as authorising on the part of a local authority any act or omission which, apart from that provision, would be actionable at the suit of any person on any grounds other than a limitation imposed by law on the capacity of the local authority by virtue of its constitution.

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