16.—(1) A member who has a personal interest in a matter specified in paragraph 12 and who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is discussed must disclose the existence and nature of the interest at the commencement of that discussion or when the interest becomes apparent. In such a case that member may speak but must not vote on the matter.
(2) A member who has a personal interest in a matter specified in paragraphs 13 or 14 above and who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is discussed must disclose the existence and nature of the interest at the commencement of that discussion or when the interest becomes apparent. In such a case, that member must withdraw from consideration of the matter unless granted a dispensation by the relevant standards committee.
(3) A member who has a personal interest in a matter which is not specified in paragraphs 12, 13 or 14 above and who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is discussed must disclose the existence and nature of the interest at the commencement of that discussion or when the interest becomes apparent. If that personal interest is such that a member of the public might reasonably conclude that it would significantly affect the member’s ability to act purely on the merits of the case and in the public interest if that member were to take part in the discussion of that matter, the member must also withdraw from consideration of the matter at that meeting unless granted a dispensation by the authority’s standards committee.