# The Conduct of Members (Model Code of Conduct) (Wales) Order 2001, Paragraph 11


A member has a personal interest in a matter if that member anticipates that a decision upon it might reasonably be regarded as likely to benefit or disadvantage:
(a) the member, one of the member’s family or a friend, or any person with whom the member has a close personal association, or
(b) a body which employs those persons, or for which those persons have any degree of ownership, control or management,
to a greater extent than other council tax payers, ratepayers or inhabitants of the authority’s area.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2001/2289/schedule/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/conduct-of-members-model-code-of-conduct-wales-order-2001/schedule/paragraph-11
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.