PART VIIIN.I.ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE

AdministrationN.I.

Prohibition of acceptance of unauthorised fee or reward and duty to disclose pecuniary interestN.I.

85.—(1) An officer of a board shall not, under colour of his office or employment, exact or accept (whether directly or indirectly for himself or for or through another) any fee or reward other than his proper remuneration and any person who acts in contravention of this Article shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(2) Sections 46 and 146 of the [1972 c. 9 (N.I.)] Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (duty of officers to disclose pecuniary interest and interpretation) shall apply to officers of a board in like manner as they apply to officers of a district council but with the substitution for references to a district council, councillors and clerk of a council of references to a board, members of a board and chief officer of a board respectively.