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Gambling Act 2003

Institutions - Gambling Commission

231: Disclosure of interests

You could also call this:

"Telling the truth about things that might affect your decisions"

If you are a Gambling Commissioner, you must tell the Gambling Commission about any conflicts of interest you have. This means you must disclose any situation where you might not be able to make a fair decision because it affects you directly or indirectly. You have to do this so you can do your job properly and impartially.

When you disclose a conflict of interest, it gets written down in the Gambling Commission's minutes. After you disclose, you cannot be part of any discussions or decisions about the matter that you disclosed, unless the Gambling Commission says it is okay. You are also not counted when they are figuring out if they have enough people to make a decision on that matter.

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Part 3Institutions
Gambling Commission

231Disclosure of interests

  1. A Gambling Commissioner must disclose to the Gambling Commission any conflict or potential conflict of interest (direct or indirect) that affects, or may affect, the proper and impartial discharge of any of the Commissioner’s functions.

  2. A disclosure under this clause must be recorded in the Gambling Commission’s minutes and, unless the Gambling Commission resolves otherwise, the Commissioner—

  3. must not take part, after the disclosure, in any deliberation or decision of the Gambling Commission relating to the matter that is the subject of the disclosure; and
    1. must be disregarded for the purpose of forming a quorum of the Gambling Commission for any deliberation or decision on that matter.