Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/12
Timestamp: 2019-07-17 07:33:39
Document Index: 639799283

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art. 10', 'art. 2', 'art. 10', 'art. 2', 'art. 10', 'art. 2', 'art. 10']

Changes over time for: Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006.
Register of Interests of Members of the Scottish ParliamentS
I3This provision comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)
4Written statementS
[F2(6)However, the Clerk need not register the address of any individual named or referred to in a written statement.]
F2S. 4(6) added (5.5.2016 coming into force in accordance with s. 17 of the amending Act) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Act 2016 (asp 4), ss. 7, 16(2)
I4S. 4(1)(2) in force for specified purposes at 14.7.2006, see s. 21(3); s. 4 otherwise comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)
(2)Within 30 days [F3beginning with] the date on which the member acquired that interest, that member shall register that interest by lodging a written statement with the Clerk.
F3Words in s. 5(2) substituted (5.5.2016 coming into force in accordance with s. 17 of the amending Act) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Act 2016 (asp 4), ss. 6(2), 16(2)
I5This provision comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)
6Late registrationsS
I6This provision comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)
7Voluntary registrationS
I7This provision comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)
I8This provision comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)
[F48AReporting and registration of changes to controlled transactionsS
F4S. 8A inserted (22.1.2016) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Act 2016 (asp 4), ss. 8, 16(4)
9Other amendments to the registerS
I9This provision comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)
10Old entriesS
(1)When the Clerk amends an entry relating to a member in the register, the Clerk shall keep a copy of the old entries for a period of [F5at least 10] years from the date of making the last amendment.
(3)In this section, “the old entries”mean the original entry and any subsequent amended entry in the state in which it was before it was amended.
F5Words in s. 10(1) substituted (5.5.2016) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Act 2016 (asp 4), ss. 6(3), 16(3)
I10This provision comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)
11Publication of the register etc.S
I11S. 11(1) in force for specified purposes at 14.7.2006, see s. 21(3); s. 11 otherwise comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)
Declaration of interests and prohibition of paid advocacy etc.S
12Declarable interestsS
I12This provision comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)
13Declaration of interestsS
I13S. 13(2) in force for specified purposes at 14.7.2006, see s. 21(3); s. 13 otherwise comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)
[F6(i)which the member receives, agrees to receive or requests and which falls within subsection (2A); or
(3)Subsection (1) shall not prevent a member receiving[F7, agreeing to receive or requesting] assistance in connection with any of the following matters—
F6 S. 14(2)(b)(i)-(2B) substituted for s. 14(2)(b)(i)(ii) (5.5.2016) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Act 2016 (asp 4) , ss. 9(a) , 16(3)
F7 Words in s. 14(3) inserted (5.5.2016) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Act 2016 (asp 4) , ss. 9(b) , 16(3)
I14This provision comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)
I15This provision comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)
Where a member fails to comply with, or contravenes, [F8section 3, 5, 6, 8A(4) and (5), 13 or 14 or a measure taken by the Parliament under section 15], the Parliament may, in such manner as it may determine, exclude that member from proceedings in the Parliament for such period as it may consider appropriate.
F8Words in s. 16 substituted (5.5.2016) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Act 2016 (asp 4), ss. 10, 16(3)
I16This provision comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)
[F917OffencesS
F9S. 17 substituted (5.5.2016) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Act 2016 (asp 4), ss. 11, 16(3)
[F1017AOther sanctionsS
F10S. 17A inserted (5.5.2016) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Act 2016 (asp 4), ss. 12, 16(3) (with s. 18)
18Scottish Law OfficersS
(4)Section 3(4) [F11and (5)] shall not apply and, for the purposes of section 3(3), the relevant date, in relation to such a Scottish Law Officer, is the date which is 60 days after the date mentioned in subsection (2)(a) or the date which is 30 days after the date mentioned in subsection (2)(b), according to whichever applies.
F11Words in s. 18(4) inserted (5.5.2016 coming into force in accordance with s. 17 of the amending Act) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Act 2016 (asp 4), ss. 13, 16(2)
I17This provision comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)
“company” means a company [F13as defined in section 1(1) of the Companies Act 2006]F13;
“member” [F14(except in references to a member of a registered political party)] means a member of the Scottish Parliament and, subject to section 18, includes a Scottish Law Officer where that officer is not a member of the Parliament;
“member's salary” means the gross annual salary of a member as a member;
“parent undertaking” has the same meaning as in [F15the Companies Acts (see section 1162 of the Companies Act 2006)]F15;
[F16“registered political party” means a political party registered under Part II of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.41);]
“subsidiary undertaking” has the same meaning as in [F15the Companies Acts (see section 1162 of the Companies Act 2006)]F15; and
“undertaking”, except in paragraph 2(f) of the schedule, has the same meaning as in [F17the Companies Acts (see section 1161(1) of the Companies Act 2006)]F17.
[F18(4)For the purposes of the schedule, a member is to be taken as accepting a controlled transaction when it is entered into (even although, in the case of an arrangement of the kind mentioned in paragraph 6A(6) of the schedule, the member is not a party to the arrangement).]
F12 S. 19(1) : definition of "the 1985 Act" omitted (1.10.2009) by virtue of The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941) , art. 2(1) , Sch. 1 para. 262(2) (with art. 10 )
F13 S. 19(1) : words in definition of "company" substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941) , art. 2(1) , Sch. 1 para. 262(3) (with art. 10 )
F14 Words in s. 19(1) inserted (5.5.2016 coming into force in accordance with s. 17 of the amending Act) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Act 2016 (asp 4) , ss. 14(a)(i), 16(2)
F15 S. 19(1) : words in definitions of "parent undertaking" and "subsidiary undertaking" substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941) , art. 2(1) , Sch. 1 para. 262(4) (with art. 10 )
F16 Words in s. 19(1) inserted (5.5.2016 coming into force in accordance with s. 17 of the amending Act) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Act 2016 (asp 4) , ss. 14(a)(ii), 16(2)
F17 S. 19(1) : words in definition of "undertaking" substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941) , art. 2(1) , Sch. 1 para. 262(5) (with art. 10 )
F18 S. 19(4) added (5.5.2016 coming into force in accordance with s. 17 of the amending Act) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Act 2016 (asp 4) , ss. 14(b) , 16(2)
I18S. 19 in force for specified purposes at 14.7.2006, see s. 21(3); s. 19 otherwise comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)
I19This provision comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)
I20S. 21 in force for specified purposes at 14.7.2006, see s. 21(3); s. 21 otherwise comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)
SCHEDULESRegistrable financial interests
I21This provision comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)
Remuneration [F19and related undertaking]S
F19 Words in Sch. para. 2 cross-heading inserted (23.3.2011 being the day after the date of the first dissolution of the Scottish Parliament following the making of this S.S.I.) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Modifications to the Schedule) Resolution 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/40) , Annex para. 1(1)
2[F20(A1) Where the circumstances are as described in sub-paragraph (1) or (1A).]S
(1) Where a member receives, or has received, remuneration by virtue of—
(f)undertaking a trade, profession or vocation F21....
[F22(1A)Where a member is, or was—
but does, or did, not receive remuneration by virtue of being such a director or partner.]
(2)A member does not fall within sub-paragraph (1) solely by virtue of being, or of having been, a member, a member of the Scottish Executive or a junior Scottish Minister or holding or having held the office of Presiding Officer, deputy Presiding Officer or member of the Parliamentary corporation [F23or of Convener, deputy Convener or member of a Committee of the Parliament].
[F24(3)Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply where the remuneration received from a person on a single, or on more than one, occasion during the current parliamentary session consists solely of expenses unless those expenses amount, or amount in aggregate, to more than the specified limit.
(4)The exception in sub-paragraph (3) applies even although the remuneration received from that person on another occasion, or on other occasions, during that session does not consist solely of expenses.
“specified limit” means 1% of a member’s salary (rounded down to the nearest £10) at the beginning of the current parliamentary session.]
F20 Sch. para. 2(A1) inserted (23.3.2011 being the day after the date of the first dissolution of the Scottish Parliament following the making of this S.S.I.) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Modifications to the Schedule) Resolution 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/40) , Annex para. 1(3)
F21 Words in Sch. para. 2(1)(f) deleted (23.3.2011 being the day after the date of the first dissolution of the Scottish Parliament following the making of this S.S.I.) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Modifications to the Schedule) Resolution 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/40) , Annex para. 1(4)
F22 Sch. para. 2(1A) inserted (23.3.2011 being the day after the date of the first dissolution of the Scottish Parliament following the making of this S.S.I.) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Modifications to the Schedule) Resolution 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/40) , Annex para. 1(5)
F23 Words in Sch. para. 2(2) inserted (23.3.2011 being the day after the date of the first dissolution of the Scottish Parliament following the making of this S.S.I.) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Modifications to the Schedule) Resolution 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/40) , Annex para. 1(6)
F24 Sch. para. 2(3)-(5) inserted (23.3.2011 being the day after the date of the first dissolution of the Scottish Parliament following the making of this S.S.I.) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Modifications to the Schedule) Resolution 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/40) , Annex para. 1(7)
I22This provision comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)
F25 Sch. para. 3 deleted (23.3.2011 being the day after the date of the first dissolution of the Scottish Parliament following the making of this S.S.I.) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Modifications to the Schedule) Resolution 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/40) , Annex para. 2
F26 Sch. para. 4 deleted (23.3.2011 being the day after the date of the first dissolution of the Scottish Parliament following the making of this S.S.I.) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Modifications to the Schedule) Resolution 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/40) , Annex para. 2
F27 Sch. para. 5 deleted (23.3.2011 being the day after the date of the first dissolution of the Scottish Parliament following the making of this S.S.I.) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Modifications to the Schedule) Resolution 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/40) , Annex para. 2
[F28GiftsS
F28 Sch. para. 6 and cross-heading substituted (5.5.2016 coming into force in accordance with s. 17 of the amending Act) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Act 2016 (asp 4), ss. 3, 16(2)
6(1)Where the circumstances are as described in sub-paragraph (2) or (3).S
(ii) the election expenses of the member in relation to any UK parliamentary election at which that member stands as a candidate,
“ aggregable benefit ” means any of the following that is accepted by the member from the same person as gave the gift and in the same calendar year as the member accepted it—
“ candidate ” has the same meaning as in section 118A, as read with section 90ZA(5) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c.2);
“ controlling interest ” means, in relation to a company, shares carrying in the aggregate more than half of the voting rights exercisable at general meetings of the company;
“ election expenses ”, in relation to a member, has the same meaning for the purposes of—
“ political activities ”, in relation to a member, means the political activities of the member as such or as a member of a registered political party or both;
“ specified limit ” means 0.5% of a member's salary (rounded down to the nearest £10) at the beginning of the current parliamentary session. ]
[F29Loans, credit facilities etc. S
F29 Sch. paras. 6A, 6B and cross-headings inserted (5.5.2016 coming into force in accordance with s. 17 of the amending Act) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Act 2016 (asp 4), ss. 4, 16(2)
6A(1)Where a member enters into a controlled transaction and—S
Value of loans, credit facilities etc.S
6B(1)The value of a controlled transaction which is a loan is the value of the total amount to be lent under the loan agreement.S
(4)For the purposes of sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), no account is to be taken of the effect of any provision in a loan agreement or an agreement for a credit facility at the time it is entered into which enables outstanding interest to be added to any sum for the time being owed in respect of the loan or credit facility, whether or not any such interest has been so added.]
[F30Overseas visitsS
F30 Sch. para. 7 and cross-heading substituted (5.5.2016 coming into force in accordance with s. 17 of the amending Act) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Act 2016 (asp 4) , ss. 5 , 16(2)
7(1)Where the circumstances are as described in sub-paragraph (2) or (4).S
Heritable propertyS
8 (1)Where a member owns or holds, or has owned or held, any heritable property and sub-paragraph (2) applies.S
(a)the market value of the heritable property, at the relevant date, exceeds [F31the specified limit]; or
[F32(b)any income is received from the heritable property during the twelve months prior to the relevant date.]
(a)solely in [F33the member’s] name;
(a)which is used as a residential home by the member or the member's spouse, civil partner or cohabitant;
(b)which was used as a residential home by the member or the member's spouse, civil partner or cohabitant but which, for a period of not more than 12 months, is or was unoccupied and for sale; or
[F34(8)In this paragraph—
F31 Words in Sch. para. 8(2)(a) substituted (23.3.2011 being the day after the date of the first dissolution of the Scottish Parliament following the making of this S.S.I.) by virtue of Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Modifications to the Schedule) Resolution 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/40) , Annex para. 4(2)
F32 Sch. para. 8(2)(b) substituted (23.3.2011 being the day after the date of the first dissolution of the Scottish Parliament following the making of this S.S.I.) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Modifications to the Schedule) Resolution 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/40) , Annex para. 4(3)
F33 Words in Sch. para. 8(3)(a) substituted (23.3.2011 being the day after the date of the first dissolution of the Scottish Parliament following the making of this S.S.I.) by virtue of Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Modifications to the Schedule) Resolution 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/40) , Annex para. 4(4)
F34 Sch. para. 8(8) inserted (23.3.2011 being the day after the date of the first dissolution of the Scottish Parliament following the making of this S.S.I.) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Modifications to the Schedule) Resolution 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/40) , Annex para. 4(5)
I23Sch. para. 8(2)(b) in force for specified purposes at 14.7.2006, see s. 21(3); Sch. para. 8 otherwise comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)
Interest in sharesS
(b)the market value of the shares at the relevant date exceeds, or exceeded, [F35the specified limit].
(3) Sub-paragraph (1) applies F36 ... to an interest in shares, whether that interest is, or was, held by a member (or a relevant person)—
(a)solely in [F37the name of the member (or relevant person)];
[F38“current parliamentary session” means the parliamentary session which begins immediately after, or in which, the member is returned;]
F39 ... an “ interest in shares ” means an interest in shares comprised in the share capital of a company or other body; F39 ...
“ relevant person ” is a person who is subject to the control or direction of a member in respect of an interest in shares [F40 ;
F35 Words in Sch. para. 9(2)(b) substituted (23.3.2011 being the day after the date of the first dissolution of the Scottish Parliament following the making of this S.S.I.) by virtue of Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Modifications to the Schedule) Resolution 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/40) , Annex para. 5(2)
F36 Word in Sch. para. 9(3) deleted (23.3.2011 being the day after the date of the first dissolution of the Scottish Parliament following the making of this S.S.I.) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Modifications to the Schedule) Resolution 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/40) , Annex para. 5(3)
F37 Words in Sch. para. 9(3)(a) substituted (23.3.2011 being the day after the date of the first dissolution of the Scottish Parliament following the making of this S.S.I.) by virtue of Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Modifications to the Schedule) Resolution 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/40) , Annex para. 5(4)
F38 Words in Sch. para. 9(8) inserted (23.3.2011 being the day after the date of the first dissolution of the Scottish Parliament following the making of this S.S.I.) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Modifications to the Schedule) Resolution 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/40) , Annex para. 5(5)(a)
F39 Words in Sch. para. 9(8) deleted (23.3.2011 being the day after the date of the first dissolution of the Scottish Parliament following the making of this S.S.I.) by Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Modifications to the Schedule) Resolution 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/40) , Annex para. 5(5)(b)
F40 Words in Sch. para. 9(8) substituted for full stop (23.3.2011 being the day after the date of the first dissolution of the Scottish Parliament following the making of this S.S.I.) by virtue of Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Modifications to the Schedule) Resolution 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/40) , Annex para. 5(5)(c)
I24This provision comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)
[F41( 2 )Immediately after any such resolution is passed, the Clerk shall send a copy of it to the Queen’s Printer for Scotland (“the Queen’s Printer”).
F41 Sch. para. 10(2)-(5) substituted (6.4.2011) for Sch. para. 10(2) by The Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/196) , arts. 1 , 2
I25This provision comes into force in accordance with s. 21(4)