{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/code-of-conduct-qualifying-local-government-employees-wales-order-2001/schedule/paragraph-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/code-of-conduct-qualifying-local-government-employees-wales-order-2001/schedule/paragraph-8.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2001/2280",
  "legislation_title": "The Code of Conduct (Qualifying Local Government Employees) (Wales) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/code-of-conduct-qualifying-local-government-employees-wales-order-2001",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Personal Interests",
  "text": "Whilst qualifying employees' private lives are their own concern, they must not allow their private interests to conflict with their public duty. They must not misuse their official position or information acquired in the course of their employment to further their private interests, or the interests of others. In particular, they must comply with:\n(1) any rules of their relevant authority on the registration and declaration by employees of financial and non - financial interests,\n(2) any rules of their relevant authority on the declaration by employees of hospitality or gifts offered to or received by them, from any person or organisation doing or seeking to do business, or otherwise benefiting or seeking to benefit from a relationship with the authority. Qualifying employees must not accept benefits from a third party unless authorised to do so by their relevant authority.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2001/2280/schedule/paragraph/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:16:29.737850+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}