(1) Where an act is declared by the Code to be lawful, no action shall be brought in respect of that act.
(2) Subject to subsection (1):
(a) this Act does not affect a right of action that a person would have had against another person if this Act had not been passed; and
(b) no omission from the Code of a penal provision in respect of an act or omission that before the commencement of this Act constituted an actionable wrong affects a right of action in respect of that act or omission.