Statutory Instruments
Consultant Lobbying
Made
25th March 2015
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 45(1) and (5)(a) of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014(1), the Lord President of the Council makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2015.
2. Part 1 of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (registration of consultant lobbyists), so far as not already in force, comes into force on 1st April 2015.
Signed by Authority of the Lord President of the Council
Sam Gyimah
Minister for the Constitution
Cabinet Office
25th March 2015
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order is the third commencement order made under the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (“the Act”). The first was the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (Commencement and Transitional Provision No. 1) Order 2014(2) and the second was the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (Commencement No.2 and Transitional Provision) Order 2014(3).
Article 2 brings all the remaining provisions of Part 1 of the Act (registration of consultant lobbyists) into force on the 1st April 2015. Some of the provisions in Part 1 of the Act which are commenced by article 2 were commenced for certain purposes on Royal Assent, and are therefore commenced by this Order for remaining purposes.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force, or brought into force to their fullest extent by commencement order made before the date of this Order:
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. Number |
|---|---|---|
| Section 2 | 23rd May 2014 | 2014/1236 |
| Section 3 | 23rd May 2014 | 2014/1236 |
| Section 21 | 23rd May 2014 | 2014/1236 |
| Section 24 | 23rd May 2014 | 2014/1236 |
| Section 25 | 23rd May 2014 | 2014/1236 |
| Section 26 | 23rd May 2014 | 2014/1236 |
| Section 31 | 23rd May 2014 | 2014/1236 |
| Section 32 | 23rd May 2014 | 2014/1236 |
| Section 36 | 1st July 2014 | 2014/1236 |
| Section 37 | 1st July 2014 | 2014/1236 |
| Section 38 | 23rd May 2014 | 2014/1236 |
| Section 40 | 6th April 2015 | 2015/717 |
| Section 41 | 6th April 2015 | 2015/717 |
| Section 42 | 1st June 2016 | 2015/717 |
| Section 43 | 1st June 2016 | 2015/717 |
| Schedule 1 | 23rd May 2014 | 2014/1236 |
| Schedule 2 | 23rd May 2014 | 2014/1236 |