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SCHEDULESCOMMUNICATIONS WHICH ARE NOT LOBBYING

(introduced by section 1)

This schedule has no associated Explanatory Notes

Communications made on individual's own behalfS

1SA communication made by an individual on the individual's own behalf.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. para. 1 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

Communications made to member for constituency or regionS

2SA communication made—

(a)by an individual as an employee or in another capacity mentioned in section 1(1)(b) in the course of a business or other activity carried on by another person,

(b)on the other person's behalf and not on behalf of a third party, and

(c)to a member of the Scottish Parliament for the constituency or the region in which any of the following are situated—

(i)a place where the person's business is ordinarily carried on,

(ii)a place where the person's activity is ordinarily carried on, or

(iii)the individual's residence.

Commencement Information

I2Sch. para. 2 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

3SHowever, paragraph 2 does not apply where the communication is made to a member of the Scottish Parliament who is a member of the Scottish Government or a junior Scottish Minister.

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I3Sch. para. 3 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

4SIn paragraph 2, “constituency” and “region” are to be construed in accordance with the Scotland Act 1998.

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I4Sch. para. 4 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

Communications not made in return for paymentS

5SA communication made by an individual who is not making it in return for payment.

Commencement Information

I5Sch. para. 5 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

6SFor the purposes of paragraph 5—

(a)a communication made by an individual as an employee or in another capacity mentioned in section 1(1)(b) is made in return for payment if the individual receives payment in that capacity regardless of whether the payment relates to making communications,

(b)“payment”—

(i)means payment of any kind, whether made directly or indirectly for making the communication,

(ii)includes entitlement to a share of partnership profits,

(iii)does not include reimbursement for travel, subsistence or other reasonable expenses related to making the communication.

Commencement Information

I6Sch. para. 6 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

Communications by small organisationsS

7SA communication made—

(a)by an individual as an employee or in another capacity mentioned in section 1(1)(b) in the course of a business or other activity carried on by another person,

(b)on the other person's behalf and not on behalf of a third party, and

(c)on a date when the other person has fewer than 10 full-time equivalent employees.

Commencement Information

I7Sch. para. 7 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

8SHowever, paragraph 7 does not apply where the communication is made in the course of a business or other activity carried on by a person if one of the person's principal purposes is to represent the interests of other persons.

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I8Sch. para. 8 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

9SFor the purposes of paragraph 7, the number of full-time equivalent employees a person has is calculated as follows—

(a)find the total number of hours worked by all the employees of the person in the 28 days ending with the date on which the communication was made,

(b)divide that number by 140.

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I9Sch. para. 9 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

10SFor the purposes of the calculation in paragraph 9, any employee who worked more than 140 hours during the period of 28 days is to be treated as having worked 140 hours.

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I10Sch. para. 10 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

Communications in Parliament or required under statute.S

11SA communication—

(a)made in proceedings of the Parliament,

(b)required under any statutory provision or other rule of law.

Commencement Information

I11Sch. para. 11 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

Communications made on requestS

12SA communication about a topic which is made in response to a request for factual information or views on that topic from—

(a)the person to whom the communication is made, or

(b)a person acting on behalf of that person.

Commencement Information

I12Sch. para. 12 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

Cross-party groupsS

13SA communication made in the course of a meeting of a group recognised as a cross-party group by the Parliament.

Commencement Information

I13Sch. para. 13 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

JournalismS

14SA communication made for the purposes of journalism.

Commencement Information

I14Sch. para. 14 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

Communications in relation to terms and conditions of employmentS

15SA communication made by or on behalf of a person where the communication forms part of, or is directly related to, negotiations on terms and conditions of employment of the employees of the person.

Commencement Information

I15Sch. para. 15 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

16SA communication made by or on behalf of a trade union where the communication forms part of, or is directly related to, negotiations on terms and conditions of employment of the members of the trade union.

Commencement Information

I16Sch. para. 16 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

17SIn paragraph 16, “trade union” is to be construed in accordance with section 1 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.

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I17Sch. para. 17 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

Communications by political partiesS

18SA communication made by or on behalf of a party registered under Part 2 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.

Commencement Information

I18Sch. para. 18 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

Communications by judiciaryS

19SA communication made by or on behalf of—

(a)a holder of judicial office within the United Kingdom,

(b)a member of the judiciary of an international court.

Commencement Information

I19Sch. para. 19 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

20SIn paragraph 19—

  • holder of judicial office within the United Kingdom” means—

    (a)

    a judge of a court established under the law of any part of the United Kingdom,

    (b)

    a member of a tribunal established under the law of any part of the United Kingdom,

  • member of the judiciary of an international court” means a judge of the International Court of Justice or a member of another court or tribunal which exercises jurisdiction, or performs functions of a judicial nature, in pursuance of—

    (a)

    an agreement to which the United Kingdom or Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom is party, or

    (b)

    a resolution of the Security Council or General Assembly of the United Nations.

Commencement Information

I20Sch. para. 20 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

Communications by Her MajestyS

21SA communication made by or on behalf of Her Majesty.

Commencement Information

I21Sch. para. 21 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

Government and Parliament communications etc.S

22SA communication made by or on behalf of—

(a)a member of the Scottish Parliament,

(b)the Scottish Ministers or other office-holder in the Scottish Administration,

(c)a local authority,

(d)any other Scottish public authority within the meaning of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002,

(e)a member of the House of Commons,

(f)a member of the House of Lords,

(g)Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom,

(h)a member of the National Assembly for Wales,

(i)the Welsh Assembly Government,

(j)a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly,

(k)the First Minister of Northern Ireland, the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Ministers or any Northern Ireland department,

(l)any other public authority within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act 2000,

(m)a State other than the United Kingdom,

(n)an institution of the European Union,

(o)an international organisation.

Commencement Information

I22Sch. para. 22 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

23SIn paragraph 22—

  • international organisation” means—

    (a)

    an international organisation whose members include any two or more States, or

    (b)

    an organ of such an international organisation,

  • State” includes—

    (c)

    the government of any State, and

    (d)

    any organ of such a government,

    and references to a State other than the United Kingdom include references to any territory outwith the United Kingdom.

Commencement Information

I23Sch. para. 23 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2

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