The Police Act 1997 (Provisions in relation to the NCIS Service Authority) Order 1998

Disability of members of the Authority for voting on account of interest in contracts etc.

E1.—(1) Subject to the provisions of article E4 below, if a member of the Authority has any pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any contract, proposed contract or other matter, and is present at a meeting of the Authority at which the contract or other matter is the subject of consideration, he shall at the meeting and as soon as practicable after its commencement disclose the fact 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) If any person fails to comply with the provisions of paragraph (1) above he shall for each offence be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale unless he proves that he did not know that the contract, proposed contract or other matter in which he had a pecuniary interest was the subject of consideration at the meeting.

(3) A prosecution for an offence under this article shall not be instituted in England and Wales except by or on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

(4) The Authority may by standing orders provide for the exclusion of a member of the Authority from a meeting of the Authority while any contract, proposed contract or other matter in which he has a pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, is under consideration.

(5) The receipt by a member of the Authority of an allowance or other payment under paragraph 17 of Schedule 2 to the Police Act 1997 or his right to receive, or the possibility of his receiving, any such payment shall not be treated as a pecuniary interest for the purposes of this article.