Introductory Text
PART 1 Core concepts
1.Regulated lobbying
2.Government or parliamentary functions
PART 2 The lobbying register
The register
3.Lobbying register
4.Content of register
5.Information about identity
6.Information about regulated lobbying activity
7.Additional information
Active registrants
8.Duty to register
9.Application for registration
10.Entry in the register
11.Information returns
Inactive registrants
12.Reclassification as an inactive registrant on application
13.Reclassification as an inactive registrant without application
Voluntary registrants
14.Voluntary registration
Further provision
15.Power to specify requirements about the register
PART 3 Oversight and enforcement
Duty to monitor
16.Clerk's duty to monitor compliance
Information notices
17.Clerk's power to require information
18.Limitations on duty to supply information and use of information supplied
19.Appeal against information notice
20.Power to make further provision about information notices
21.Offences relating to information notices
Investigation of complaints
22.Commissioner's duty to investigate and report on complaint
23.Requirements for complaint to be admissible
24.Procedure for assessing admissibility of complaint
25.Investigation of complaint
26.Commissioner's report on complaint
27.Parliament's action on receipt of report
28.Withdrawal of complaint
29.Commissioner's discretionary reports to Parliament
30.Restriction on Commissioner's advice
31.Directions to the Commissioner
Investigations: witnesses and documents
32.Power to call for witnesses and documents etc.
33.Notice
34.Exceptions to requirement to answer question or produce document
35.Evidence under oath
36.Offences relating to Commissioner's investigation
37.Restriction on disclosure of information
Commissioner's functions
38.Commissioner's functions etc.
39.Investigation of performance of Commissioner's functions
Disposal of complaints
40.Parliament's power to censure
41.Power to make further provision about Parliament's procedures etc.
Offences
42.Offences relating to registration and information returns
PART 4 Guidance, code of conduct and Public Awareness
43.Parliamentary guidance
44.Code of conduct for persons lobbying MSPs
45.Public awareness and understanding of Act
PART 5 Final provisions
46.Offences by bodies corporate etc.
47.Interpretation
48.Parliamentary resolutions
49.Application of Act to trusts
50.Report on operation of Act
51.Ancillary provision
52.Commencement
53.Short title
SCHEDULE
COMMUNICATIONS WHICH ARE NOT LOBBYING
Communications made on individual's own behalf
1.A communication made by an individual on the individual's own...
Communications made to member for constituency or region
2.A communication made— (a) by an individual as an employee...
3.However, paragraph 2 does not apply where the communication is...
4.In paragraph 2, “constituency” and “region” are to be construed...
Communications not made in return for payment
5.A communication made by an individual who is not making...
6.For the purposes of paragraph 5— (a) a communication made...
Communications by small organisations
7.A communication made— (a) by an individual as an employee...
8.However, paragraph 7 does not apply where the communication is...
9.For the purposes of paragraph 7, the number of full-time...
10.For the purposes of the calculation in paragraph 9, any...
Communications in Parliament or required under statute.
11.A communication— (a) made in proceedings of the Parliament,
Communications made on request
12.A communication about a topic which is made in response...
Cross-party groups
13.A communication made in the course of a meeting of...
Journalism
14.A communication made for the purposes of journalism.
Communications in relation to terms and conditions of employment
15.A communication made by or on behalf of a person...
16.A communication made by or on behalf of a trade...
17.In paragraph 16, “trade union” is to be construed in...
Communications by political parties
18.A communication made by or on behalf of a party...
Communications by judiciary
19.A communication made by or on behalf of—
20.In paragraph 19— “holder of judicial office within the United...
Communications by Her Majesty
21.A communication made by or on behalf of Her Majesty....
Government and Parliament communications etc.
22.A communication made by or on behalf of—
23.In paragraph 22— “international organisation” means— an international organisation whose...