SCHEDULESCOMMUNICATIONS WHICH ARE NOT LOBBYING

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.

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.

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 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.

Commencement Information

I3Sch. 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.

Commencement Information

I4Sch. para. 10 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2