Greenham and Crookham Commons Act 2002

Proceedings of the Commission and committees

10 (1) Subject to subparagraph (2) below, if a Commissioner—

(a) has any pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any contract, proposed contract or other matter; and

(b) is present at a meeting of the Commission or of any committee of the Commission at which the contract or other matter is the subject of consideration,

the Commissioner shall as soon as practicable after the commencement of the meeting disclose that fact at the meeting and shall not take part in the consideration or discussion of the contract or other matter or vote on any question with respect to it.

(2) Nothing in subparagraph (1) above shall preclude a Commissioner from taking part in the consideration or discussion of, or voting on, any question connected with—

(a) grazing agreements under section 22 (Grazing agreements) of this Act; or

(b) a specific grazing agreement under that section,

by reason only of the fact that the Commissioner has a pecuniary interest in such a grazing agreement (other than, in a case where paragraph (b) applies, the specific grazing agreement concerned).