24Vicarious liability for certain torts committed by members of Parliament

24 Vicarious liability for certain torts committed by members of Parliament

24 Vicarious liability for certain torts committed by members of Parliament

(1) This section applies to a tort that is committed by a member of Parliament—

(a) in relation to a person employed by the member under this Part, and

(b) in the course of or incidental to exercising the member’s functions as a member of Parliament.

(2) Any vicarious liability in respect of a tort to which this section applies that would, but for this section, be the vicarious liability of the Crown is, despite any provision of the Law Reform (Vicarious Liability) Act 1983, the vicarious liability of the office of the relevant Presiding Officer.

(3) This section does not apply to a tort committed by a member of Parliament before the commencement of this section.