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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 397

Local Government

Ethical Standards

The Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Register of Interests) Amendment Regulations 2021

Made

4th November 2021

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

8th November 2021

Coming into force

8th December 2021

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 2000(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Register of Interests) Amendment Regulations 2021.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 8 December 2021.

Amendment of the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Register of Interests) Regulations 2003

2.—(1) The Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Register of Interests) Regulations 2003(2) are amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) For the schedule, substitute—

Regulation 4(3)(b)

SCHEDULE

Table A

Councillors’ interests

Column 1

Registerable interest

Column 2

Description of interest

RemunerationSection 4: Category one of the councillors’ code
Other RolesSection 4: Category two of the councillors’ code
ContractsSection 4: Category three of the councillors’ code
Election ExpensesSection 4: Category four of the councillors’ code
Houses, Land and BuildingsSection 4: Category five of the councillors’ code
Interest in Shares and SecuritiesSection 4: Category six of the councillors’ code
Gifts and HospitalitySection 4: Category seven of the councillors’ code
Non-Financial InterestsSection 4: Category eight of the councillors’ code
Close Family MembersSection 4: Category nine of the councillors’ code

Table B

Members interests

Column 1

Registerable interest

Column 2

Description of interest

RemunerationSection 4: Category one of the model code
Other RolesSection 4: Category two of the model code
ContractsSection 4: Category three of the model code
Election ExpensesSection 4: Category four of the model code
Houses, Land and BuildingsSection 4: Category five of the model code
Interests in Shares and SecuritiesSection 4: Category six of the model code
Gifts and HospitalitySection 4: Category seven of the model code
Non-Financial InterestsSection 4: Category eight of the model code

BEN MACPHERSON

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

4th November 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Register of Interests) Regulations 2003 (“the 2003 Regulations”) in light of changes made to the code of conduct for councillors and the model code of conduct for members of devolved public bodies.

Regulation 2(2) substitutes a new schedule into the 2003 Regulations in which the registrable interests of councillors and members of devolved public bodies are described by reference to various paragraphs in the councillors’ code and the members’ code respectively.

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