LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1972

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1972 - SECT 146



146.(1) Subject as hereafter provided in this section, a person shall be
treated for the purposes of this Act as having a pecuniary interest in a
contract or proposed contract or in any other matter if

(a)he has himself or by or with or through another, an interest in the outcome
thereof or in any commission, advantage or benefit arising or accruing
therefrom;

(b)he or any nominee of his is a member of a company or other body with which
that contract is made or is proposed to be made or which has a direct
pecuniary interest in that other matter; or

(c)he is a partner or is in the employment of a person with whom that contract
is made or is proposed to be made or who has a direct pecuniary interest in
that other matter;

(i)if the pecuniary interest arises in relation to a contract or proposed
contract for the supply of services, facilities or goods to the public and the
terms of the contract are offered to the public at large and he has, fairly,
openly and without qualification, accepted those terms upon the same
conditions as those on which they are open to acceptance by any member of the
public; or

(ii)if the pecuniary interest is of such a general nature or is so
insignificant or trivial, or is so indirectly or remotely related to that
contract, proposed contract or other matter that the judgment of the person is
not likely to be affected or influenced thereby; or

(iii)by reason only of his being a member or an officer of any public body; or

(iv)by reason only of his being a member of any company or other body if he
proves he has no beneficial interest in the shares therein or in the profits
thereof.

(2) For the purposes of this section and sections 28 to 33 and 46, the
interest of one of two spouses living together shall be deemed to be the
interest of the other of those spouses unless that other spouse proves he or
she was unaware of, and had no reasonable grounds for being aware of, the
interest of his or her spouse, and in this section and those sections

"council" includes a committee and a sub-committee of a council;

"councillor" includes a member of such a committee or sub-committee, whether
he is a member of the council or not;

"matter" includes any relevant transaction (not being a contract) within the
meaning of section 31 and any other matter whatsoever;

"public body" means a body established by or under any statutory provision;
and

"shares" includes stock and "share capital" shall be construed accordingly.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1972 - SECT 146