Section 168 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 – Indemnification of certain persons
Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (RTA 2004) · PART 8 – Private Residential Tenancies Board › Chapter 7 – Supplemental provisions with regard to Board's administration and management
Revised Act prepared by the Law Reform Commission, updated to 1 March 2026. Amendments made after that date are not included.
(1)Where the Board is satisfied that a person to whom this section applies has discharged the functions appropriate to that person in relation to the functions of the Board in good faith, it shall indemnify that person against all actions or claims however they arise in respect of the discharge by that person of those functions.
(2)This section applies to—
(a) a member of the Board,
(b) a member of a committee of the Board,
(c) a member of staff of the Board,
(d) a mediator or adjudicator,
(da) an authorised officer or decision maker appointed under section 164A,
(e) an adviser or consultant to the Board engaged under section 166, and
(f) a person whose services are provided to the Board under section 167.
Provisions referred to
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- Section 164AAuthorised officers and decision makers
- Section 166Consultants and advisers
- Section 167Provision of services to Board