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            An Act to consolidate certain enactments concerning building and buildings and related matters.</dc:description><dc:date>1984-10-31</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-07-06</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-07-01</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/body" NumberOfProvisions="220" RestrictStartDate="2026-07-01"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/part/IV" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/part/IV" NumberOfProvisions="64" id="part-IV" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2026-07-01"><Number><Strong>Part IV</Strong></Number><Title>General</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/part/IV/crossheading/protection-of-members-etc-of-authorities" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/part/IV/crossheading/protection-of-members-etc-of-authorities" NumberOfProvisions="1" id="part-IV-crossheading-protection-of-members-etc-of-authorities" RestrictStartDate="2015-04-01"><Title> Protection of members <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation> of authorities</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W" ConfersPower="true" RestrictStartDate="2015-04-01"><Title> Protection of members etc. of authorities.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/section/115" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/section/115" id="section-115"><Pnumber>115</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/section/115/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/section/115/1" id="section-115-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Nothing done, and no contract entered into by a local authority, port health authority or joint board, and nothing done by a member or officer of, or person acting under the direction of, such an authority or board, shall subject them or him personally to any action, liability, claim or demand whatsoever, if it is done or entered into bona fide for the purpose of executing this Act.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/section/115/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/section/115/2" id="section-115-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text> Any expense incurred by such an authority, board member, officer or other person acting bona fide for the purpose aforesaid shall be borne and repaid out of the fund or rate applicable by the authority or board for the general purposes of this Act.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/section/115/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/section/115/3" id="section-115-3"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-ad53ecf69f0dd378f6c7d0ce6eb66de6"/>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-ad53ecf69f0dd378f6c7d0ce6eb66de6" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="chz3wia72-00004" SectionRef="section-115-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/section/115/3">S. 115(3)</CitationSubRef> omitted (1.4.2015) by virtue of <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2" id="chz3wia72-00005" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2014" Number="2" Title="Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014">Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (c. 2)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="chz3wia72-00005" id="chz3wia72-00006" SectionRef="section-49-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/49/1">s. 49(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="chz3wia72-00005" id="chz3wia72-00007" SectionRef="schedule-12-paragraph-11" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/schedule/12/paragraph/11" Operative="true">Sch. 12 para. 11</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/841" id="chz3wia72-00008" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2015" Number="841" Title="The Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (Commencement No. 7, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2015">S.I. 2015/841</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="chz3wia72-00008" id="chz3wia72-00009" SectionRef="article-3-x" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/841/article/3/x">art. 3(x)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>