# The Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) (England) Order 2001, Paragraph 12


(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, a member with a prejudicial interest in any matter must—
(a) withdraw from the room or chamber where a meeting is being held whenever it becomes apparent that the matter is being considered at that meeting, unless he has obtained a dispensation from the authority’s standard’s committee;
(b) not exercise executive functions in relation to that matter; and
(c) not seek improperly to influence a decision about that matter.
(2) A member with a prejudicial interest may, unless that interest is of a financial nature, and unless it is an interest of the type described in paragraph 11 above, participate in a meeting of the authority's—
(a) overview and scrutiny committees; and
(b) joint or area committees,
to the extent that such committees are not exercising functions of the authority or its executive.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3575/schedule/1/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-model-code-of-conduct-england-order-2001/schedule-1/paragraph-12
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