Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 16)

PART 4 Guidance, code of conduct and Public Awareness

43 Parliamentary guidance

(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.