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LOBBYISTS ACT 2015 (NO 25 OF 2015) - SECT 13

13—Certain former or current public officials must not engage in lobbying

        (1)         Subject to subsections (2)

and (3)

            (a)         the following provisions apply in relation to a person who ceases to hold office as a Minister:

                  (i)         the person must not, during the period of 2 years after ceasing to hold that office, engage in lobbying;

                  (ii)         the person is not entitled to apply for registration during that period;

                  (iii)         any registration held by the person during that period is, by force of this section, cancelled; and

            (b)         the following provisions apply in relation to a person who ceases to hold office as a Parliamentary Secretary, a member of SAES (within the meaning of the Public Sector Act 2009

) or a person engaged as a member of a Minister's personal staff under section 71 of that Act:

                  (i)         the person must not, during the period of 12 months after ceasing to hold that office, engage in lobbying in respect of matters dealt with by the person in the ordinary course of holding that office;

                  (ii)         any registration held by the person during that period is, by force of this section, for the duration of that period, subject to a condition that the person must not engage in lobbying in respect of matters dealt with by the person in the ordinary course of holding that office; and

            (c)         the following provisions apply in relation to a member of a government board:

                  (i)         the person must not engage in lobbying during that period of membership;

                  (ii)         the person is not entitled to apply for registration during that period;

                  (iii)         any registration held by the person during that period is, by force of this section, cancelled.

        (2)         If more than 1 paragraph of subsection (1)

applies in relation to a person, all restrictions contained in the relevant paragraphs apply concurrently, with the most stringent restriction prevailing in the event of any inconsistency.

        (3)         Subsection (1)(a)

and (b)

do not apply in relation to a person who ceased office before the commencement of those respective paragraphs.



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