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Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014

Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014

2014 CHAPTER 4

Commentary on Sections

Part 1 – Registration of Consultant Lobbyists

Section 14: Civil penalties

51.This section enables the Registrar to choose to impose a civil penalty instead of prosecuting a person for committing any of the offences set out in section 12. The defence of due diligence does not apply in relation to a penalty and for the purposes of civil penalties a person’s conduct also includes a failure to act. It is anticipated that the Registrar will wish to pursue this option for less serious instances of non-compliance, for example due to administrative oversight.

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