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 c. 4)
- Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (2014 c. 4)
- Part 1 Registration of consultant lobbyists
- Requirement to register
- 1 Prohibition on consultant lobbying unless registered
- 2 Meaning of consultant lobbying
- Keeping the register
- 3 The Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists
- 4 The register
- 5 Notification of client information and changes
- 6 Duty to update register
- 7 Publication of register
- Compliance
- 8 Duty to monitor
- 9 Notice to supply information
- 10 Limitations on duty to supply information and use of information supplied
- 11 Right to appeal against information notice
- Offences
- 12 Offences
- 13 Bodies corporate and Scottish partnerships
- Civil penalties
- 14 Civil penalties
- 15 Notice of intention to impose civil penalty
- 16 Imposition of penalty
- 17 Right to appeal against imposition of civil penalty
- 18 Civil penalties and criminal proceedings
- 19 Enforcement
- 20 Further provision about civil penalties
- Supplementary
- 21 Guidance
- 22 Charges
- 23 Power to make further provision
- 24 Regulations
- 25 Interpretation
- Part 2 Non-party campaigning etc
- Controlled expenditure
- 26 Meaning of “controlled expenditure”
- 27 Arrangements between third parties notified to the Electoral Commission
- 28 Changes to existing limits
- 29 Constituency limits
- 30 Targeted expenditure limits
- 31 Extension of power to vary specified sums
- Recognised third parties, information and reports
- 32 Recognised third parties
- 33 Reporting of donations to recognised third parties
- 34 Returns as to controlled expenditure
- 35 Statements of accounts by recognised third parties
- Miscellaneous
- 36 Third party expenditure in respect of candidates
- 37 Candidate's personal expenses not to count for local election expenses limit in England and Wales
- 38 Functions of Electoral Commission with respect to compliance
- 39 Post-election review
- Part 3 Trade unions' registers of members
- 40 Duty to provide membership audit certificate
- 41 Duty to appoint an assurer etc
- 42 Investigatory powers
- 43 Enforcement
- Part 4 Supplementary
- 44 Financial provision
- 45 Commencement
- 46 Transitional provision
- 47 Power to make consequential provision
- 48 Extent
- 49 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Carrying on the business of consultant lobbying
- Part 1 Exceptions
- Part 2 Meaning of terms used in section 2(1)
- In return for payment
- Communications
- Made on behalf of another
- Part 3 Positions equivalent to permanent secretary
- SCHEDULE 2 The Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists
- Status
- Appointment
- Remuneration and staffing
- Accounts
- Funding
- Amendment of other enactments
- SCHEDULE 3 Controlled expenditure: qualifying expenses
- SCHEDULE 4 Requirements of quarterly and weekly donation reports