Members of Medical Council to declare interest

(1) A member of the Medical Council who has a personal, professional, business or pecuniary interest in any matter coming before the Medical Council shall on each and every occasion on which the matter comes before the Medical Council declare his interest and, unless otherwise directed by the Chairperson, withdraw from the meeting and take no further part in the proceeding or voting of the Medical Council in relation to that matter. (2) A declaration of interest, and the withdrawal of a member after any such declaration as provided in sub-section (1) above, shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the (3) Unless the Chairperson otherwise directs, any decision reached by the Medical Council on a matter in which a member has declared an interest in accordance with sub-section (1) above shall be recorded in the normal way save and except that proceedings of the Medical Council on such a matter prior to the making of a decision shall be recorded separately and that record shall be provided only to those members of the Medical Council who were present at such proceedings. (4) There shall be paid to the members of the Medical Council from the revenues of the Medical Council such 16 Medical Practice Act expenses, if any, incurred in the execution of the Medical Council’s business.