5.Section 1(1)(a) provides that a person engages in regulated lobbying if the person makes a communication orally and in person, or if not made in person is made using equipment that is intended to allow both parties to see and hear each other, to a member of the Scottish Parliament, a member of the Scottish Government, a junior Scottish Minister, a special adviser or the permanent secretary of the Scottish Government if it is made in relation to Government or parliamentary functions, and if it is not of a kind listed within the schedule. For these purposes a communication which is made “orally” includes a communication which is made using British Sign Language or is otherwise made by signs (see section 1(3)). A communication is made orally and in person if it is made, for example, at a face to face meeting between a person and an MSP, Minister, special adviser or the permanent secretary of the Scottish Government at either party’s offices. A communication is made orally and using equipment which is intended to enable the individual making the communication and the individual receiving the communication to see and hear each other if it is made, for example, by video-conference (or similar mechanism).
Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016
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- 5 Section 1(1)(a) provides that a person engages in regulated lobbying if the person makes a communication orally and in person, or if not made in person is made using equipment that is intended to allow both parties to see and hear each other, to a member of the Scottish Parliament, a member of the Scottish Government, a junior Scottish Minister, a special adviser or the permanent secretary of the Scottish Government if it is made in relation to Government or parliamentary functions, and if it is not of a kind listed within the schedule. For these purposes a communication which is made “orally” includes a communication which is made using British Sign Language or is otherwise made by signs (see section 1(3)). A communication is made orally and in person if it is made, for example, at a face to face meeting between a person and an MSP, Minister, special adviser or the permanent secretary of the Scottish Government at either party’s offices. A communication is made orally and using equipment which is intended to enable the individual making the communication and the individual receiving the communication to see and hear each other if it is made, for example, by video-conference (or similar mechanism).
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