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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conduct-of-members-model-code-of-conduct-wales-order-2001/schedule/paragraph-14",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2001/2289",
  "legislation_title": "The Conduct of Members (Model Code of Conduct) (Wales) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conduct-of-members-model-code-of-conduct-wales-order-2001",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/14",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "14",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Members must regard themselves as having a personal interest in a matter to the extent that it relates to any membership, or position of general control or management which they have in any organisation. Such organisations include any:\n(a) private club or society, such as the Freemasons, a recreational club, working men’s club, or private investment club;\n(b) organisation whose principal purpose includes influencing public opinion or policy such as a lobby group;\n(c) trade union or professional association;\n(d) company, industrial and provident society or other organisation which has charitable objects.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "“Trade union” is defined in section 1 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Registered under the Industrial and Provident Society Acts 1965 to 1978."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "wsi/2004/163",
      "affecting_title": "The Conduct of Members (Model Code of Conduct) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2004"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "wsi/2005/2929",
      "affecting_title": "The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Order 2005"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2001/2289/schedule/paragraph/14",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:16:24.455354+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."
}