Paragraph 7 ProceedingsF1

(1)

A member of the S4C Board who has an interest, whether directly or indirectly, in any matter that is brought up for consideration at a meeting of the S4C Board must disclose the nature of that interest to the meeting.

(2)

Where a disclosure is made under sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)

the disclosure must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting, and

(b)

subject to sub-paragraph (3), the member must not take part in any deliberation or decision of the S4C Board, or any of its committees, with respect to that matter.

(3)

Sub-paragraph (2)(b) does not apply in relation to a meeting of the S4C Board at which all the other members present resolve that the member’s interest is to be disregarded for the purposes of that provision.

(4)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)

a general notification given at a meeting of the S4C Board that the member is to be regarded as interested in any matter involving a specified organisation is to be regarded as a sufficient disclosure of the member’s interest in relation to any such matter, and

(b)

a member may make a disclosure under that sub-paragraph without attending a meeting of the S4C Board if the member takes reasonable steps to secure that the disclosure is made by a notice which is taken into consideration and read at a meeting.

(5)

References in this paragraph to a meeting of the S4C Board include references to a meeting of any of its committees.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 6A inserted (23.8.2024) by Media Act 2024 (c. 15), ss. 33(4), 55(3)(b); S.I. 2024/858, reg. 2(1)(k)