§ The DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN (Captain Bourne)On Clause 122, there is an Amendment on the Order Paper in the names of the hon. and learned Member for South Nottingham (Mr. Knight) and other hon. Members—in page 72, line 39, at the end, to add a new Sub-section:
(2) If it comes to the knowledge of an officer employed, whether under this or any other enactment, by a local authority, that a contract in which he has any pecuniary interest, whether direct or indirect (not being a contract to which he is himself a party) has been, or is proposed to be, entered into by the authority or any committee thereof, he shall, as soon as practicable, give notice in writing to the authority of the fact that he is interested therein.For the purposes of this section an officer shall be treated as having indirectly a pecuniary interest in a contract or proposed contract if he would have been so treated by virtue of Sub-section (2) or Sub-section (3) of Section seventy-six of this Act had he been a member of the authority.(3) An officer of a local authority shall not, under colour of his office or employment, exact or accept any fee or reward whatsoever other than his proper remuneration.(4) If any person fails to comply with the provisions of Sub-section (1) or contravenes any of the provisions of Sub-section (2) of this Section he shall for each offence be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds.(5) References in this Section to a local authority shall include a reference to a joint committee appointed under Part III of this Act.
§ This Amendment can be moved as a new Clause.
§ Clauses 123 to 130 ordered to stand part of the Bill.