The Registration of Consultant Lobbyists (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015

Made: 9th December 2015

Laid before Parliament: 10th December 2015

Coming into force: 1st January 2016

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 22(2) of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014[^f00001].

Citation, extent and commencement

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Consultant Lobbyists (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015.

• (2) These Regulations extend to the United Kingdom.

• (3) These Regulations come into force on 1st January 2016.

Amendment of the Registration of Consultant Lobbyists Regulations 2015

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In regulation 5(1)(c) of the Registration of Consultant Lobbyists Regulations 2015[^f00002] for “£700” in both places it appears substitute “£950”.

Signed

Signed by the authority of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

John Penrose — Minister for Constitutional Reform — Cabinet Office — 9th December 2015

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend regulation 5 of the Registration of Consultant Lobbyists Regulations 2015 to increase the annual charge per registered consultant lobbyist in connection with the maintenance of the register. The annual charge will increase from £700 to £950 per calendar year. If a person joins the register part way through a year, the annual charge will be calculated as the appropriate proportion of £950 for the remainder of that calendar year.

A regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations as no or minimal impact on the public, voluntary or private sectors is foreseen. A regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely cost and benefits of complying with the Registration of Consultant Lobbyists Regulations 2015. A copy can be obtained from the Constitutional Settlement Division of the Cabinet Office, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2014 c. 4. The reference in section 22(2) to regulations means regulations made by the Minister: section 24(1); “the Minister” is defined in section 25(1). That section was amended by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1376) and under article 3 of that Order this power is exercisable concurrently by the Secretary of State and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2015/379, amended by S.I. 2015/1477.