CO129-609-3 Future policy- draft Municipal Council Ordinance 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1947 — Page 25

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(3) In the case of married persons living together

the interest of one spouse shall, if known to the other,

be deemed for the purposes of this section to be also an

interest of that other spouse.

(4) A general notice given in writing to the clerk

of the Council by a member thereof to the effect that he

or his spouse is a member or in the employment of

specified company or other body, or that he or his spouse

is a partner or in the employment of a specified person,

shall, unless and until the notice is withdrawn, be deemed

to be a sufficient disclosure of his interest in any

contract, proposed contract or other matter relating to

that company or other body or to that person which may be

the subject of consideration after the date of the notice.

(5) The clerk of the Council shall record in a book

to be kept for the purpose particulars of any disclosure

made under sub-section (1) of this section, and of any

notice given under sub-section (4) thereof, and the book

shall be open at all reasonable hours to the inspection

of any member of the Council.

(6) If any person fails to comply with the provisions

of sub-section (1) of this section, he shall for each

offence be liable on sumary conviction to a fine not

exceeding one thousand dollars, unless he proves that he

did not know that a contract, proposed contract, or other

matter in which he had a pecuniary interest was the subject

of consideration at the meeting.

(7) A prosecution for an offence under this section

shall not be instituted except by or on behalf of the

Attorney-General.

(8) The Governor may, subject to such conditions as

he may think fit to impose, remove any disability imposed

by this section in any case in which the number of members

of the Council so disabled at any one time would be go

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