Section 52 — Health and Safety at Work Act 2015: Liability of certain office holders

52 Liability of certain office holders (1) An office holder listed in subsection (2), when acting in that capacity, does not commit an offence under section 47 , 48 , or 49 for a failure to comply with the duty imposed by section 44 (duties of officers). (2) The office holders are— (a) a member of the governing body of a territorial authority or regional council elected in accordance with the Local Electoral Act 2001 : (b) a member of a local board elected or appointed under the Local Electoral Act 2001 : (c) a member of a community board elected or appointed in accordance with the Local Electoral Act 2001 : (d) a trustee of a board of a school appointed or elected under the Education Act 1989 . (3) In this section,— board and trustee , in relation to a school, have the same meanings as in section 92(1) of the Education Act 1989 community board means a board established under section 49(1) of the Local Government Act 2002 local authority and local board have the same meanings as in section 5(1) of the Local Government Act 2002.