| (1) | A member of the Committee may not be present during, or participate in— |
| (b) | the taking of a decision; or |
| (c) | the making of recommendations, |
in respect of an application serving before the Committee in which that member, his or her spouse, an immediate family member, a business partner, associate or employer (other than the State) has any financial or material interest, or where that member, his or her spouse, an immediate family member, a business partner, associate or employer (other than the State) has had any such interest during the 12 months preceding the application in question.
| (2) | For the purpose of subregulation (1), the term— |
| (a) | "spouse" includes a person with whom the member lives as if they were married or with whom the member habitually cohabits; and |
| (b) | "immediate family member" means, whether by blood or in law, a grandparent, parent, child or sibling, irrespective of whether such a relationship results from birth, marriage or adoption. |
| (3) | A person may not, whilst serving on the Committee, accept any form of employment, remuneration, gratuity or reward, from— |
| (a) | a person having an interest in an Emergency Medical Service; or |
| (b) | a person who has applied for a licence in terms of regulation 8. |
| (4) | Where a member of the Committee has a current or potential conflict of interest, that member must— |
| (a) | declare such a conflict of interest to the Chairperson of the Committee timeously; and |
| (b) | recuse himself or herself from any proceedings where such a conflict of interest may arise. |
