Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014

25 Interpretation

(1) In this Part—

• “consultant lobbyist” means a person who carries on the business of consultant lobbying;

• “employee” means an individual who works under a contract of employment;

• to “engage in lobbying” means to make a communication within section 2(3) on behalf of another person or persons;

• “information notice” means a notice under section 9;

• “the Minister” means the Secretary of State or the Lord President of the Council;

• “payment”, “in return for payment” and references to receiving payment are to be read in accordance with paragraphs 5 to 7 of Schedule 1;

• “penalty notice” means a notice under section 16;

• “quarter” means each period of three months beginning with 1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October;

• “registered person” means a person entered in the register of consultant lobbyists;

• “the Tribunal” means—

  (a)

  the First-tier Tribunal, or

  (b)

  in any case where it is determined by or under Tribunal Procedure Rules that the appeal is to be heard by the Upper Tribunal, that Tribunal.

(2) Where the Registrar is required or permitted to serve a notice on a person, this is to be effected—

(a) if the person is a registered company (within the meaning of the Companies Act 2006), by sending it by post to the company’s registered office;

(b) if the person is an individual, by delivering it in person, by sending it by post to the individual’s last known place of residence or business, or by leaving it at that place;

(c) in any other case, by sending it by post to the last known main address of that person;

(but this does not prevent the Registrar from sending additional copies of the notice by whatever means the Registrar considers appropriate).