C1C2 Part VII Miscellaneous Powers of Local Authorities

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Pt. VII (ss. 111-146) extended by Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56, SIF 130), ss. 83(2), 219(3)

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C3C4C5C6C8C9C13C14C17C18117 Disclosure by officers of interest in contracts.

C7C10C19C161

If it comes to the knowledge of an officer employed, whether under this Act or any other enactment, by a local authority that a contract in which he has any pecuniary interest, whether direct or indirect (not being a contract to which he is himself a party), has been, or is proposed to be, entered into by the authority or any committee thereof, he shall as soon as practicable give notice in writing to the authority of the fact that he is interested therein.

For the purposes of this section an officer shall be treated as having indirectly a pecuniary interest in a contract or proposed contract if he would have been so treated by virtue of section 95 above had he been a member of the authority.

C7C11C15C162

An officer of a local authority shall not, under colour of his office or employment, accept any fee or reward whatsoever other than his proper remuneration.

C7C12C163

Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) or (2) above shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding F1level 4 on the standard scale.

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References in this section to a local authority shall include references F3to a corporate joint committee and to a joint committee appointed under Part VI of this Act or any other enactment.

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In the application of this section to a corporate joint committee—

a

the reference in subsection (1) to any committee of an authority is to be read as a reference to any sub-committee of the corporate joint committee, and

b

section 95 of this Act is to be treated as if it applies to a corporate joint committee as it applies to another authority for the purposes of this section.