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Irish Financial Services Law
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2015
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Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (No. 5)
Introductory Text
Acts Referred to
Part 1 Preliminary and General (ss. 1-7)
1. Short title and commencement
2. Review of Act
3. Expenses
4. Regulations
5. Meaning of carrying on lobbying activities
6. Designated public officials
7. Other definitions
Part 2 Registration (ss. 8-15)
8. Requirement to register
9. Register of Lobbying
10. Content and public availability of Register
11. Details to be supplied by applicants for inclusion on Register
12. Returns to be made by registered persons
13. Requirement for further or corrected information
14. Delayed publication
15. Evidence of entries on Register
Part 3 Code of Conduct and Guidance (ss. 16-17)
16. Code of conduct
17. Guidance
Part 4 Enforcement (ss. 18-21)
18. Relevant contraventions
19. Power to carry out investigation
20. Offences
21. Fixed payments
Part 5 (ss. 22-27)
22. Restrictions on post-term employment as lobbyist
22A. Sanctions for contravention under section 18(f) or of section 22(1)
22B. Matters to be considered in determining amount of financial sanction to be imposed
22C. Financial sanctions
22D. Appeal to Circuit Court
22E. Application to Circuit Court to confirm decision to impose major sanction
22F. Conduct of investigations and proceedings
22G. Giving of notices, etc.
23. Appeals
24. Further appeal on point of law
25. Reports by Commission
26. Delegation of functions by Commission
27. Amendments relating to Commission
Schedule - Bodies that are not Public Service Bodies
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Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (No. 5)
Part 1 Preliminary and General (ss. 1-7)
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Part 1 Preliminary and General (ss. 1-7)
1. Short title and commencement
2. Review of Act
3. Expenses
4. Regulations
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5. Meaning of carrying on lobbying activities
6. Designated public officials
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