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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parish-councils-model-code-of-conduct-order-2001/schedule/paragraph-7",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3576",
  "legislation_title": "The Parish Councils (Model Code of Conduct) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parish-councils-model-code-of-conduct-order-2001",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/7",
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  "number": "7",
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  "text": "(1) A member must regard himself as having a personal interest in any matter if the matter relates to an interest in respect of which notification must be given under paragraphs 12 and 13 below, or if a decision upon it might reasonably be regarded as affecting to a greater extent than other council tax payers, ratepayers, or inhabitants of the authority’s area, the well-being or financial position of himself, a relative or a friend or—\n(a) any employment or business carried on by such persons;\n(b) any person who employs or has appointed such persons, any firm in which they are a partner, or any company of which they are directors;\n(c) any corporate body in which such persons have a beneficial interest in a class of securities exceeding the nominal value of £5,000; or\n(d) any body listed in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) of paragraph 13 below in which such persons hold a position of general control or management.\n(2) In this paragraph—\n(a) “relative” means a spouse, partner, parent, parent-in-law, son, daughter, step-son, step-daughter, child of a partner, brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, or the spouse or partner of any of the preceding persons; and\n(b) “partner” in sub-paragraph (2)(a) above means a member of a couple who live together.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3576/schedule/paragraph/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:26:08.486875+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."
}