(1) An operator shall be liable for any nuclear damage except the damage caused by a nuclear incident due to—
(a) a grave natural disaster of an exceptional character; or
(b) an act of armed conflict, hostility, civil war, insurrection or terrorism:
Provided that an operator shall not be liable for any nuclear damage caused to,—
(i) the nuclear installation itself and any other nuclear installation including a nuclear installation under construction, on the site where such installation is located;
(ii) any property on the same site which is used or to be used in connection with any such installation; or
(iii) the means of transport upon which the nuclear material involved was carried at the time of nuclear incident.
(2) Where any nuclear damage is suffered by a person on account of his own negligence or from his own acts of commission or omission, the operator shall not be liable to such person.