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Scottish Statutory Instruments
Local Government
Ethical Standards
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.
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.
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)
Column 1 Registerable interest | Column 2 Description of interest |
---|---|
Remuneration | Section 4: Category one of the councillors’ code |
Other Roles | 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 |
Interest in 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 |
Close Family Members | Section 4: Category nine of the councillors’ code |
Column 1 Registerable interest | Column 2 Description of interest |
---|---|
Remuneration | Section 4: Category one of the model code |
Other Roles | Section 4: Category two of the model code |
Contracts | Section 4: Category three of the model code |
Election Expenses | Section 4: Category four of the model code |
Houses, Land and Buildings | Section 4: Category five of the model code |
Interests in Shares and Securities | Section 4: Category six of the model code |
Gifts and Hospitality | Section 4: Category seven of the model code |
Non-Financial Interests | Section 4: Category eight of the model code” |
BEN MACPHERSON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
4th November 2021
(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.
S.S.I. 2003/135, as amended by S.S.I. 2003/203, S.S.I. 2010/392 and S.S.I. 2014/50.
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