PART 4

Guidance, code of conduct and Public Awareness

Parliamentary guidance
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1
The Parliament must publish guidance on the operation of this Act (referred to in this Act as “the parliamentary guidance”).
2
The guidance must in particular include provision about—
a
the circumstances in which—
i
a person is or is not, for the purposes of this Act, engaged in regulated lobbying, and
ii
a communication is of a kind mentioned in the schedule,
b
voluntary registration,
c
the Clerk’s functions under this Act.
3
Before publishing the guidance, any revision to it or replacement of it, the Parliament must consult the Scottish Ministers.

Code of conduct for persons lobbying MSPs
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1
The Parliament must publish a code of conduct for persons lobbying members of the Parliament.
2
The Parliament must, from time to time, review the code of conduct and may, if it considers it appropriate, publish a revised code of conduct.
3
In this section, “lobbying” means making a communication of any kind to a member of the Parliament in relation to the member’s functions.

Public awareness and understanding of Act
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The Parliament may take such steps as it considers appropriate to promote public awareness and understanding of the operation of this Act.