
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Register of Interests) Regulations 2003, and shall come into force on 1st May 2003.
2 
In these Regulations–
 “declaration of acceptance” shall be construed in accordance with section 33A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973;
 “member” means a member of a devolved public body;
 “National Park authority” means a devolved public body that is a National Park authority, within the meaning of section 6(1) of the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000;
 “proper officer” means an employee of a council or National Park authority appointed by that council or authority for the purpose of carrying out the duties of that council or authority under section 7(1) of the 2000 Act;
 “register of interests” means any register set up in accordance with section 7(1) of the 2000 Act;
 “registerable interest” means an interest that a responsible person is required to register under the relevant councillors' code or members' code;
 “responsible person” means any councillor or member; and
 “standards officer” means an employee of a devolved public body other than a National Park authority, appointed by that body for the purpose of carrying out the duties of that body under section 7(1) of the 2000 Act, or where that body has no employees the person approved by the Standards Commission for Scotland for that purpose.
3 

(1) Every council and National Park authority shall have a proper officer.
(2) Every devolved public body other than a National Park authority shall have a standards officer.
4 

(1) Each responsible person shall give to the applicable proper officer or standards officer a first notice of interests.
(2) The responsible person shall give that first notice by the latest of–
(a) 1st June 2003;
(b) one month after the date of any declaration of acceptance or date of appointment, as the case may be, of that person; or
(c) one month after the date on which a members' code has effect in accordance with section 3(10) of the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000.
(3) The first notice shall state–
(a) the name of the responsible person;
(b) for each category listed in the first column of the Schedule to these Regulations in respect of which the responsible person has a registerable interest, information of the kind described in the councillors' code or members' code as set out in the second column of that Schedule; and
(c) for each other category so listed, that the responsible person does not have such an interest.
5 

(1) Each responsible person shall on any change to the information contained in a notice under regulation 4 or this regulation, give a further notice to the proper officer or standards officer, as the case may be, setting out the details of that change.
(2) The further notice shall–
(a) be given within one month of the change to the information; and
(b) provide the details of that change in the manner prescribed by regulation 4(3).
6 

(1) Every proper officer or standards officer shall, subject to paragraph (3), maintain a record in the register of interests of information contained in a notice under regulation 4 or 5.
(2) The record shall consist of–
(a) the date of receipt of that notice;
(b) the name of the responsible person who gave that notice; and
(c) a statement of the information contained in, or a copy of, that notice.
(3) The proper officer or standards officer, as the case may be, shall maintain that record in respect of any person until five years after the date that person ceases to be a responsible person.
7 
Every proper officer or standards officer shall keep the register of interests open to public inspection at an office of the applicable council, National Park authority, or other devolved public body, at all reasonable hours and without charge.
PETER J PEACOCK
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
5th March 2003
SCHEDULE
Regulation 4(3)(b)

Table A
Column 1 Column 2
Registerable interest Description of interest
Gifts and hospitality Paragraph 3.13 of the Councillors' Code
Remuneration Paragraphs 4.3 to 4.11 of the Councillors' Code
Related undertakings Paragraphs 4.12 to 4.14 of the Councillors' Code
Contracts Paragraphs 4.15 and 4.16 of the Councillors' Code
Election expenses Paragraph 4.17 of the Councillors' Code
Houses, Land and Buildings Paragraphs 4.18 and 4.19 of the Councillors' Code
Shares and securities Paragraphs 4.20 of the Councillors' Code
Non-financial interests Paragraphs 4.21 of the Councillors' Code

Table B
Column 1 Column 2
Registerable interest Description of interest
Gifts and hospitality A description of any gifts or hospitality received.
Remuneration A description of–
(a) remuneration received by virtue of being–
(i) employed or self-employed;
(ii) the holder of an office;
(iii) a director of an undertaking;
(iv) a partner in a firm; and
(v) involved in undertaking a trade, profession, vocation or any other work;
(b) any allowance received in relation to membership of any organisation;
(c) the name, and registered name if different, and nature of any applicable employer, self-employment, business, undertaking or organisation;
(d) the nature and regularity of the work that is remunerated; and
(e) the name of the directorship and the nature of the applicable business.
Related undertakings A description of a directorship that is not itself remunerated, but is of a company or undertaking which is a parent or subsidiary of a company or undertaking which pays remuneration.
Contracts A description of the nature and duration, but not the price of, of a contract which is not fully implemented where–
(a) goods and services are to be provided to, or works are to be executed for, the devolved public body; and
(b) any responsible person has a direct interest, or an indirect interest as a partner, owner or shareholder, director or officer of a business or undertaking, in such goods and services.
Houses, land and buildings A description of any rights of ownership or other interests that may be significant to, of relevance to, or bear upon, the work or operation of the devolved public body.
Shares and securities A description, but not the value, of shares or securities in a company, undertaking or organisation that may be significant to, of relevance to, or bear upon, the work or operation of the devolved public body.
Non-financial interests A description of such interests as may be significant to, of relevance to, or bear upon, the work or operation of the devolved public body, including without prejudice to that generality membership of or office in–
(a) other public bodies;
(b) clubs, societies and organisations;
(c) trades unions; and
(d) voluntary organisations.
Election expenses A description of, and statement of, any assistance towards election expenses relating to election to the devolved public body.