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<Title><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/4" id="c00001" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2016" Number="0004">Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Act 2016</Citation></Title>
<Number>4</Number>
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<DateText>21 January 2016</DateText>
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<Text>Sub-paragraph (6) sets out the definition of “aggregable benefit” for the purposes of aggregating an overseas visit for political activities with other benefits for political activities accepted from the same person in the same calendar year, further to sub-paragraph (4)(b).  The aggregable benefits that can be aggregated include other overseas political visits, other gifts, certain remuneration received as expenses or controlled transactions, where they are for political activities and are individually valued in excess of £500 (but not exceeding £1,500).</Text>
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