Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015

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Regulations

4. (1) The Minister may by regulations provide for any matter referred to in this Act as prescribed or to be prescribed.

(2) Regulations made under this Act shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after they are made and, if a resolution annulling the regulations is passed by either such House within the next 21 days on which that House has sat after the regulations are laid before it, the regulations shall be annulled accordingly, but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under the regulations.

(3) Regulations made under this Act may contain such incidental, supplementary and consequential provisions as appear to the Minister F2[or the Commission, as the case may be,] to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of the regulations.

Annotations

Amendments:

F2

Inserted (1.01.2024) by Regulation of Lobbying and Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Act 2023 (15/2023), s. 3, S.I. No. 531 of 2023.

Editorial Notes:

E3

Power pursuant to section exercised (1.05.2019) by Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (Designated Public Officials) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 144 of 2019), in effect as per reg. 1(2).

E4

Power pursuant to section exercised (1.01.2017) by Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (Fixed Payment Notice) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 361 of 2016), in effect as per reg. 2.

E5

Power pursuant to section exercised (1.09.2016) by Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (Designated Public Officials) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 362 of 2016), in effect as per reg. 1(2).

E6

Power pursuant to section exercised (1.09.2015) by Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (Designated Public Officials) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 367 of 2015), in effect as per reg. 1(2).

E7

Power pursuant to section exercised (1.09.2015) by Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (Appeals) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 366 of 2015, in effect as per reg. 2.