Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Act 2016

Interpretation of 2006 ActS

14Meaning of “member” and “registered political party” and interpretation of “accepted”S

In section 19 (interpretation)—

(a)in subsection (1)—

(i)in the definition of “member”, after “ “member”” there is inserted “ (except in references to a member of a registered political party) ”, and

(ii)after the definition of “the register” there is inserted—

registered political party” means a political party registered under Part II of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.41);,

(b)there is added—

(4)For the purposes of the schedule, a member is to be taken as accepting a controlled transaction when it is entered into (even although, in the case of an arrangement of the kind mentioned in paragraph 6A(6) of the schedule, the member is not a party to the arrangement)..

Commencement Information

I1S. 14 in force at 5.5.2016 by s. 16(2) but see s. 17