# The Local Authorities (Indemnities for Members and Officers) Order 2004, Article 5: Cases in which an indemnity may be provided


Subject to article 6 below, an indemnity may be provided in relation to any action of, or failure to act by, the member or officer in question, which—
(a) is authorised by the authority; or
(b) forms part of, or arises from, any powers conferred, or duties placed, upon that member or officer, as a consequence of any function being exercised by that member or officer (whether or not when exercising that function he does so in his capacity as a member or officer of the authority)—
(i) at the request of, or with the approval of the authority, or
(ii) for the purposes of the authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2004/0110495314/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-authorities-indemnities-for-members-and-officers-order-2004/article-5
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