Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015
Number 5 of 2015
REGULATION OF LOBBYING ACT 2015
REVISED
Updated to 1 January 2025
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
All Acts up to and including the Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), enacted 13 November 2024, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Physiotherapists Registration Board Application for Registration Bye-Law 2025 (S.I. No. 2 of 2025), made 7 January 2025, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
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Number 5 of 2015
REGULATION OF LOBBYING ACT 2015
REVISED
Updated to 1 January 2025
CONTENTS
Preliminary and General
Section
1. Short title and commencement
5. Meaning of carrying on lobbying activities
6. Designated public officials
Registration
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
15. Evidence of entries on Register
Code of Conduct and Guidance
Enforcement
19. Power to carry out investigation
Miscellaneous and Supplementary
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
22E. Application to Circuit Court to confirm decision to impose major sanction
22F. Conduct of investigations and proceedings
24. Further appeal on point of law
26. Delegation of functions by Commission
27. Amendments relating to Commission
Bodies that are not Public Service Bodies
Acts Referred to
Companies Acts
Data Protection Act 1988 (No. 25)
Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 (No. 22)
Forestry Act 1988 (No. 26)
Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003
Harbours Acts 1946 to 2005
Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37)
Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851 (14 & 15 Vic, c. 93)
Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2014
Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001 (No. 45)
Public Service Management Act 1997 (No. 27)
Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (No. 37)
Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (No. 26)
Superannuation Acts
Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39)
Trade Union Act 1941 (No. 22)
Number 5 of 2015
REGULATION OF LOBBYING ACT 2015
REVISED
Updated to 1 January 2025
An Act to provide for establishing and maintaining a register of persons who carry on lobbying activities; to provide for a code of conduct relating to carrying on lobbying activities; to impose restrictions on involvement in lobbying by certain former designated public officials; to amend the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995; and to provide for related matters.
[11 th March, 2015]
Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows:
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
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Functions transferred and references to “Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform” construed (1.03.2023) by Standards in Public Office (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 89 of 2023), arts. 2, 3 and sch. in effect as per art. 1(2).
2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the performance of any functions transferred by Article 3 are transferred to the Department of Finance.
(2) References to the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform contained in any Act or instrument made under an Act and relating to the administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Finance.
3. (1) The functions vested in the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform by or under the provisions of an Act specified in column (1) of the Schedule are transferred to the Minister for Finance to the extent specified in column (2) of the Schedule opposite the mention of the Act so specified.
(2) References to the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform contained in any Act or instrument made under an Act and relating to any functions transferred by paragraph (1) shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Finance.
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SCHEDULE
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Short Title of Act and Number |
Provision |
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Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (No. 5 of 2015) |
The whole Act (other than section 3 of that Act in so far as it relates to the sanctioning by the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform of certain expenses incurred in the administration of that Act). |
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Note change of name of Department and Minister to Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (1.02.2023) by Public Expenditure and Reform (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 19 of 2023), in effect as per art. 1(2).