Cases in which an indemnity may be provided

4.  Subject to Article 5, 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 council; or

(b) forms part of, or arises from, any functions conferred 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 it is done so in the capacity as a member or officer of the council)–

(i) at the request of, or with the approval of the council, or

(ii) for the purposes of the council.