Chapter 29:15 URBAN COUNCILS ACT (2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall apply to the payment to any medical practitioner of such fee as is fixed by any law for the rendering to the council of a certificate or of a notification of any case of an infectious disease. (3) A person referred to in subsection (1) may act as medical practitioner for the council if requested to do so by the affirmative votes of not less than two-thirds of the total membership of the council and the Minister agrees thereto. (4) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), no mayor or councillor shall, directly or indirectly— (a) sell or let on hire any goods to the council, municipality or town concerned; or (b) for reward, provide any service to the council, municipality or town concerned; unless he has notified the council in writing of the extent of his interest in the matter. (5) For the purposes of subsection (4), if goods are let on hire or services are provided to a council, municipality or town by — (a) a partner, employee or spouse of a mayor or councillor; or (b) a company or private business corporation of which a mayor or councillor is a member; the mayor or councillor shall be deemed indirectly to have sold or let the goods on hire or provided the service, as the case may be. (6) The Minister may, subject to such conditions as he may think fit to impose, remove any disability imposed by subsection (1) in any case in which it appears to the Minister that it is in the interests of the inhabitants of the council area that the disability should be removed. 109 Appearance of mayor and councillors before boards and authorities No mayor or councillor and no partner, employer or employee of a mayor or a councillor shall act as agent or representative for any other person — (a) before a valuation board established in terms of section two hundred and forty-one; or (b) before a board appointed by the Minister in terms of section three hundred and twelve; or (c) before a licensing authority constituted in terms of the Shop Licences Act [Chapter 14:17] within whose area of jurisdiction the council area or part of the council area falls. 110 Councillors to furnish address to chamber secretary (1) A councillor or other member of a committee shall furnish to the chamber secretary, in writing, an address within the council area to which official communications intended for him shall be sent. (2) Where a councillor or other member is absent from a meeting of a committee or council on account of the fact that he has not received any communication sent to the address furnished in terms of subsection (1), such absence shall not affect the validity of any meeting or any proceedings of the council or any committee thereof of which he is a member. 111 Exemption of mayor, councillors and other persons from personal liability No— (a) matter or thing done or omitted or contract entered into by the council or any committee thereof; or (b) matter or thing done or omitted by a mayor or councillor or other member of a committee or by an employee or other person acting under the specific or general directions of the council or of a committee thereof; which was done or omitted or, in the case of a contract, entered into in good faith and without recklessness for the purposes of this Act shall subject the mayor or any councillor or other member of a committee, employee or other person to any action, liability, claim or demand whatsoever and any expenses incurred by the council or a councillor or other member of a committee, employee or other person as a result of such action, claim or demand shall be paid by the council. 112 Personal allowances for councillors (1) Subject to subsection (2), with the written approval of the Minister, a council may, in accordance with any by-law or standing order of the council, pay to all councillors a monthly personal allowance at a rate fixed by the council not exceeding such sum as may be prescribed. 40