10.     Savings

            (1) The provisions of this Act shall not-

     (a)     apply in respect of any wrongful act committed before the commencement of this Act;

     (b)     operate to defeat any defence arising under a contract, or by reason of voluntary assumption of risk;

     (c)     operate to increase the amount of damages beyond any maximum prescribed in any agreement or any law applicable in respect of any claim for damages.

11.     This Act binds the State

            This Act binds the State.