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8(1)A member of the Council who is in any way directly or indirectly interested in any matter that is brought up for consideration at a meeting of the Council or a committee of the Council must disclose the nature of his interest to the meeting.E+W
(2)If such a disclosure is made—
(a)the disclosure must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting, and
(b)the member must not take any part in any deliberation or decision of the Council or any committee of the Council with respect to that matter.
(3)If a member is not present at a meeting at which a matter in which he is interested is brought up for consideration, sub-paragraph (1) only applies to him if he was aware that the matter would be brought up for consideration at the meeting.
(4)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) a general notification given at a meeting by a member to the effect that he—
(a)has an interest in a specified company, firm or other organisation, and
(b)is to be regarded as interested in any matter involving that company, firm or other organisation,
must be regarded as a sufficient disclosure of his interest in relation to any such matter.
(5)A member need not attend in person at a meeting in order to make a disclosure which he is required to make under this paragraph if he takes reasonable steps to secure that the disclosure is made by a notice which is read and considered at the meeting.
(6)The National Assembly may remove a disability under this paragraph subject to such conditions as it considers appropriate.
(7)The power of the National Assembly under sub-paragraph (6) includes power to remove (either indefinitely or for any period) a disability which would otherwise attach to any member, or members of any description, by reason of such interests, and in respect of such matters, as may be specified or described by the National Assembly.
(8)Nothing in this paragraph precludes any member from taking part in the consideration or discussion of, or in voting on, any question whether an application should be made to the National Assembly for the exercise of the power conferred by sub-paragraph (6).
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I1Sch. 4 para. 8 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 154; Sch. 4 para. 8 in force (W.) at 19.9.2000 by S.I. 2000/2540, art. 2, Sch.
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