2010 No. 392
Local Government

The Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Register of Interests) Amendment Regulations 2010

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(2) of the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 20001 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Register of Interests) Amendment Regulations 2010, and come into force on 21st December 2010.

Amendment of the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Register of Interests) Regulations 20032.

(1)

The Schedule to the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Register of Interests) Regulations 20032 is amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2)

For Table A (councillors’ interests) substitute Table A set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

JOHN SWINNEY
A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

SCHEDULE

Regulation 2(2)

Table ACOUNCILLORS’ INTERESTS

Column 1

Column 2

Registerable interest

Description of interest

Remuneration

Section 4: Category One of the councillors’ code

Related undertakings

Section 4: Category Two of the councillors’ code

Contracts

Section 4: Category Three of the councillors’ code

Election expenses

Section 4: Category Four of the councillors’ code

Houses, land and buildings

Section 4: Category Five of the councillors’ code

Shares and securities

Section 4: Category Six of the councillors’ code

Gifts and hospitality

Section 4: Category Seven of the councillors’ code

Non-financial interests

Section 4: Category Eight of the councillors’ code

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Schedule to the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Register of Interests) Regulations 2003 (“the principal Regulations”).

A revised code of conduct for councillors (“the councillors’ code”) was approved by the Scottish Parliament on 27th October 2010 and takes effect from the date these Regulations come into force. These Regulations make consequential amendments to Table A of the principal Regulations to reflect the restructuring of the councillors’ code.