Paragraph 10

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^f1from the standards committee of the responsible authority^f2; and

(b)

not seek improperly to influence a decision about that matter.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Under section 81(5) of the Local Government Act 2000, the Secretary of State may prescribe in regulations the circumstances in which standards committees may grant dispensations.
f2: See section 55(1) and (2) of the Local Government Act 2000 for provision requiring standards committees of responsible authorities to have the same functions for parishes as they have under section 54(1) and (2).