{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lobbying-scotland-act-2016/section-25",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lobbying-scotland-act-2016/section-25.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2016/16",
  "legislation_title": "Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lobbying-scotland-act-2016",
  "path": "section/25",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": "Investigation of complaint",
  "text": "(1) This section applies to the investigation of a complaint assessed as admissible under section 22(2)(a).\n(2) The investigation must be conducted with a view to making findings of fact in relation to compliance with a requirement mentioned in section 22(1)(a) to (d) by the person who is the subject of the complaint.\n(3) The Commissioner may make a finding of fact if satisfied on the balance of probabilities that the fact is established.\n(4) If the Commissioner has not completed the investigation before the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the date the complaint is found to be admissible, the Commissioner must, as soon as possible thereafter, make a report to the Parliament on the progress of the investigation.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 25 in force at 12.3.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/73, reg. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/16/section/25",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:13:30.432911+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}