151Duties and liability of certain persons

151 Duties and liability of certain persons

151 Duties and liability of certain persons

(1) It is the duty of a prescribed person at all times to act honestly in the exercise of his or her functions as a prescribed person.

(2) It is the duty of a prescribed person at all times to exercise a reasonable degree of care and diligence in the exercise of his or her functions as a prescribed person.

(3) In this section, prescribed person means—

(a) a member of an authority, or

(b) a member of the staff of an authority whose position is or is of a class or description prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph.