# Data Protection Act 2018, Paragraph 6: Membership: conflicts of interests


(1) Before—
(a) recommending a person for appointment as the chair of the Commission, or
(b) appointing a person as a non-executive member of the Commission,
the Secretary of State must be satisfied that the person does not have a conflict of interest.
(2) The Secretary of State must check from time to time that none of the non-executive members has a conflict of interest.
(3) The Secretary of State may require a non-executive member to provide whatever information the Secretary of State considers necessary for the purpose of checking that the member does not have a conflict of interest.
(4) A non-executive member who is required to provide information under sub-paragraph (3) must provide it within such period as may be specified by the Secretary of State.
(5) In this Schedule, “conflict of interest”, in relation to a person, means a financial or other interest which is likely to affect prejudicially the discharge by the person of the person’s functions as a member of the Commission.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/schedule/12A/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-act-2018/schedule-12A/paragraph-6
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