Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009

Disclosure of pecuniary, etc., interests and related provisions

11.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), sections 28 to 33 and 146 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (c. 9) and section 148 of that Act so far as it applies for the interpretation of those sections, shall apply to the Regional Agency, a committee or sub-committee and to a member of the Regional Agency, a committee or sub-committee as if—

(a) in those sections—

(i) any reference to a council were a reference to the Regional Agency, a committee or sub-committee,

(ii) any reference to a councillor were a reference to a member of the Regional Agency, a committee or sub-committee,

(iii) any reference to the clerk of the council were a reference to the chief officer of the Regional Agency, and

(iv) any reference to that Act were a reference to this Act;

(b) in section 28(4) of that Act the words “or 46” were omitted and for the words from “by any local elector” onwards there were substituted the words “by any person.”.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in sub-paragraph (1), an officer of the Regional Agency who is a member of the Regional Agency may vote upon any matter which affects the interests of officers of the Regional Agency or such officers of any class (including a class to which the officer belongs), but must not vote upon any matter affecting only the officer’s individual interest.