The Conduct of Members (Model Code of Conduct) (Wales) Order 2001

15.  Members can regard themselves as not having a personal interest in a matter to the extent that it relates to:

(a) the housing functions of the authority where the member may hold a tenancy or lease with the authority, provided —

(i) that they do not have arrears of rent of more than two months, and

(ii) there are in respect of the matter a significant number of tenants who are not members who would be affected in the same or a similar manner to the member in question;

(b) the functions of the authority in respect of school meals, transport and travelling expenses, where the member is a parent with a child in full-time education, unless —

(i) the matter relates specifically to the school which the child attends, or

(ii) the matter relates solely to the member’s own particular circumstances;

(c) the functions of the authority in respect of statutory sick pay under Part XI of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), where —

(i) the member is in receipt of, or is entitled to, such pay from a relevant authority, and

(ii) the matter does not relate solely to the member’s own particular circumstances; and

(d) the functions of the authority in respect of an allowance or payment made under Sections 173 to 176 of the Local Government Act 1972(2) or Section 18 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

(1)

1992 c. 4.

(2)

1972 c. 70.