Part 1Registration of consultant lobbyists

Supplementary

I121Guidance

1

The Registrar may give guidance about how the Registrar proposes to exercise the functions under this Part.

2

The Registrar may do so, in particular, by publishing guidance—

a

as to cases which the Registrar would, or would not, regard as falling within any of the exceptions in Part 1 of Schedule 1;

b

otherwise as to the circumstances in which the Registrar would, or would not, consider that a person is carrying on the business of consultant lobbying;

c

as to the circumstances in which the Registrar would—

i

include in the register a statement under section 6(6)(a), or

ii

remove a person's entry from the register;

d

as to the circumstances in which the Registrar would consider it appropriate to impose a civil penalty;

e

about how the amount of a civil penalty will be determined.

3

The Registrar may publish—

a

revisions to any guidance published under this section;

b

replacement guidance.

4

Publication under this section is to be—

a

on a website, and

b

in such other form or forms as the Registrar considers appropriate.