(1) Subject to subsection (2), a member of the Tribunal may not participate in the proceedings at any meeting of the Tribunal, if in relation to any matter before the Tribunal—
(a) the member or a person related to that member is a director, member or partner of, or has controlling interest or any financial interest in the business of the bidder or any person who made representations in relation to the application by the bidder; or
(b) the member has any interest which precludes the performing the functions as a member in a fair, unbiased and proper manner.
(2)(a) If at any stage during the proceedings before the Tribunal it appears that a member has or may have any interest envisaged in subsection (1), the member must immediately fully disclose the nature of the interest and leave the proceedings to enable the remaining members to determine whether the member must be precluded from participating in the proceedings by reason of a conflict of interest.
(b) The disclosure envisaged in paragraph (a) and the decision taken by the remaining members regarding the determination must be recorded in the minutes of the proceedings.
(c) If any member fails to disclose any interest envisaged in subsection (1) or if, having such interest, the member attends or in any manner contributes to the proceedings of the Tribunal, the contribution must be disregarded, but the decision of the Tribunal is not invalid.