134Disclosure of interests by advisory council members

134 Disclosure of interests by advisory council members (1) An advisory council member who has a relevant interest in an issue being considered, or about to be considered, by the council must, as soon as practicable after the relevant facts have come to the member’s knowledge, disclose the nature of the interest at a meeting of the council. (2) The disclosure must be recorded in the advisory council’s minutes and, unless the council otherwise decides, the member must not— (a) be present when the council considers the issue; or (b) take part in a decision of the council on the issue. (3) Any other advisory council member who also has a relevant interest in the issue must not— (a) be present when the council is considering its decision under subsection (2); or (b) take part in the decision. relevant interest, in an issue, means— (a) a direct or indirect financial interest in the issue; or (b) a direct or indirect interest of any other kind if the interest could conflict with the proper exercise of the advisory council member’s functions in relation to the council’s consideration of the issue.