27Disclosure of interests of members of the Executive, committees and working parties

#### 27 Disclosure of interests of members of the Executive, committees and working parties (1) A member of the Executive, another committee of the Commission or a working party who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the Executive, the committee or the working party shall, as soon as practicable after the relevant facts have come to the knowledge of the member, disclose the nature of the member’s interest at a meeting of the Executive, the committee or the working party, as the case requires. (2) A disclosure under subsection (1) shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Executive, the committee or the working party and the person shall not, unless the Minister, the Executive, the committee or the working party otherwise determines: (a) be present during any deliberation of the Executive, the committee or the working party with respect to that matter; or (b) take part in any decision of the Executive, the committee or the working party with respect to that matter. (3) For the purpose of the making of a determination by the Executive, the committee or the working party under subsection (2) in relation to a person who has made a disclosure under subsection (1), a person who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the matter to which the disclosure relates shall not: (a) be present during any deliberation of the Executive, the committee or the working party for the purpose of making the determination; or (b) take part in the making by the Executive, the committee or the working party of the determination.