Paragraph 11
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 dispensationf1 from the authority’s standards committee; and
(b)
not seek improperly to influence a decision about that matter.
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
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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.