Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party
Campaigning and Trade Union Administration
Bill

Page 2, line 18, leave out “the Minister or permanent secretary” and insert “the
person to whom the communication is made”

Page 2, line 19, leave out “the communication” and insert “it”

Page 2, leave out lines 24 and 25 and insert—

““Minister of the Crown” means the holder of an office in the
government, and includes the Treasury;”

Page 53, line 16, at end insert—

“3A An individual does not carry on the business of consultant lobbying by
reason of making communications as an employee in the course of a
business carried on by the individual’s employer.”

Page 54, line 10, leave out paragraph 9 and insert—

“9    (1)   Where an individual (“A”) makes a communication in the course of a
business carried on by another person (“B”), the communication is to be
regarded as being made by B as well as by A.

(2)   Where A is an employee of B, then (whether or not the communication
is made on behalf of a third party) A is not to be regarded as making the
communication on behalf of B.”

Page 55, line 1, leave out from “but” to end of line 2 and insert “the term for which
a person is re-appointed must not be more than 3 years”

Page 3, line 12, at end insert—

“(fa)   a statement of—

(i)   whether there is in place an undertaking by the person to
comply with a relevant code of conduct, and

(ii)   if so, where a copy of the code may be inspected;”

Page 3, line 29, at beginning insert “In this section—”

Page 3, line 31, at end insert—

“(b)   a “relevant code of conduct” (in subsection (2)(fa)) is a code of
conduct which governs the carrying on of the business of
consultant lobbying (whether or not it also governs other activities)
and is open to inspection by members of the public.”

Page 5, line 24, leave out subsection (7) and insert—

“( )    Where an information notice has been served on a person, the Registrar
may cancel it by serving written notice to that effect on the person.”

Page 6, line 25, leave out paragraph (b) and insert—

“( )   any individual who, not being entered in the register, engages in
lobbying in the course of that business.”

Page 8, line 37, leave out subsection (7) and insert—

“(7)    Where a penalty notice has been served on a person, the Registrar may vary
or cancel it by serving written notice to that effect on the person.”

Page 9, line 41, leave out “of notices under section 16(7)” and insert “under section 16(7) of penalty notices”

Page 10, line 21, leave out subsection (3) and insert—

“( )   The Registrar may publish—

(a)   revisions to any guidance published under this section;

(b)   replacement guidance.”

Page 10, line 34, at end insert “(whether or not those costs are directly connected
with the keeping of the register)”

Page 10, line 40, leave out subsection (6)

Page 11, line 27, leave out subsection (5) and insert—

“( )   A statutory instrument containing any of the following regulations may
not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and
approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament—

(a)   regulations under section 4(5)(a) or 5(4);

(b)   the first regulations to be made under each of sections 11(3) and 17(3);

(c)   regulations under this Part which amend or modify the provisions
of this Part.”