Annex 2


Annex 2: Disclosable pecuniary interest

As prescribed by regulations, are as follows:

Definitions

“The Act” means the Localism Act 2011.

“body in which the relevant person has a beneficial interest” means a firm in which the relevant person is a partner or a body corporate of which the relevant person is a director, or in the securities of which the relevant person has a beneficial interest.

“director” includes a member of the committee of management of an industrial and provident society.

“land” excludes an easement, servitude, interest or right in or over land which does not carry with it a right for the relevant person (alone or jointly with another) to occupy the land or to receive income.

“M” means a member of the relevant authority.

“member” includes a co-opted member.

“relevant authority” means the authority of which M is a member

“relevant period” means the period of 12 months ending with the day on which M gives a notification for the purposes of section 30(1), or section 31(7), as the case may be, of the act.

“relevant person” means M or any other person referred to in section 30(3)(b) of the Act (the Member’s spouse, civil partner, or somebody with whom they are living as a husband or wife, or as if they were civil partners).

“securities” means shares, debentures, debenture stock, loan stock, bonds, units of a collective investment scheme within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and other securities of any description, other than money deposited with a building society.

InterestDescription
Employment, office, trade, profession or vacation Any employment, office, trade, profession or vocation carried on for profit or gain.
Sponsorship

Any payment or provision of any other financial benefit (other than from the relevant authority) made or provided within the relevant period in respect of any expenses incurred by M in carrying out duties as a member, or towards the election expenses of M.

This includes any payment or financial benefit from a trade union within the meaning of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992

Contracts

Any contract made between the relevant person (or a body in which the relevant person has a beneficial interest) and the relevant authority:

  • under which goods or services are to be provided or works are to be executed; and
  • which has not been fully discharged
Land Any beneficial interest in land which is within the area
Licences Any licence (alone or jointly with others) to occupy land in the area of the relevant authority for a month or longer.
Corporate tenancies

Any tenancy where (to M’s knowledge):

  • the landlord is the relevant authority; and
  • the tenant is a body in which the relevant person has a beneficial interest
Securities

Any beneficial interest in securities of a body where:

  • that body (to M’s knowledge) has a place of business or land in the area of the relevant authority; and
  • either the total nominal value of the securities exceeds £25,000 or one hundredth of the total issued share capital of that body; or
  • if the share capital of that body is of more than one class, the total nominal value of the shares of any one class in which the relevant person has a beneficial interest exceeds one hundredth of the total issued share capital of that class.