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Interests of membersE+W+S
6(1)A member of the Authority who is in any way directly or indirectly interested in any matter that is brought up for consideration at a meeting of the Authority shall disclose the nature of his interest to the meeting.E+W+S
(2)Where such a disclosure is made, the disclosure shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting and the member shall not take any part in any deliberation or decision of the Authority with respect to that matter if either—
(a)it relates to any application made to the Authority or to any licence or contract which the Authority has granted or entered into or is considering granting or entering into; or
(b)the Authority determines that the nature of the matter, the extent of the member’s interest and any prejudicial effect of his joining in the consideration of that matter are such that the member should not take part.
(3)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above, a general notification given at a meeting of the Authority by any of its members to the effect that—
(a)he is a member of a specified body corporate or firm, and
(b)he is to be regarded as interested in any matter involving that body or firm which falls to be considered after the giving of the notification,
shall be regarded as a sufficient disclosure of his interest in relation to any such matter.
(4)A member of the Authority who is required under this paragraph to make a disclosure at any meeting need not attend in person at the meeting in order to make the disclosure if he takes reasonable steps to secure that the disclosure is made by a notice which is taken into consideration and read at the meeting.
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