# The Code of Conduct (Magistrates' Courts Committees and Selection Panels) Order 2000, Paragraph 1: Definitions


In this Code—
(a) “the Code” means the code of conduct set out in this Schedule;
(b) “a member”, unless the context otherwise requires, means a person who is either a member of a magistrates' courts committee or a member of a selection panel for choosing members of a magistrates' courts committee;
(c) reference to a member’s partner means a person with whom that member lives as a couple and includes a person with whom that member is not currently living but from whom he is not living separate and apart;
(d) reference to a member’s private interests means the interests that he has a duty to disclose under paragraph 3 (even if the time for making the disclousure under paragraphs 3(3) and 11 has not expired).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2148/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/code-of-conduct-magistrates-courts-committees-and-selection-panels-order-2000/schedule/paragraph-1
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