Article 3 Register of Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament

(1)

There shall be a Register of Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament.

(2)

The Register shall contain–

(a)

an entry for each member which shall consist of–

(i)

in the case of a statement lodged under article 4(2)(a)–

such details as are mentioned in article 4(3)(a) to (d); and

such other information disclosed by a member under article 4(3)(e) as the Presiding Officer may determine;

(ii)

in the case of a statement lodged under article 4(2)(b) or (4), such details of that statement as the Presiding Officer may determine; and

(iii)

the date on which any such statement was lodged; and

(b)

any other matter which the Parliament may decide should be included in the Register.

(3)

The Clerk shall, not later than 30 days after a statement is lodged under article 4(2)(a), (2)(b) or (4), enter in the Register the matters specified in paragraph (2)(a) in respect of that statement and shall send to each member a copy of the entry relating to him.

(4)

The Register may be amended by the Clerk at any time to take account of a statement lodged under article 4(5), (6) or (7) and the Clerk shall send to each member who has lodged such a statement a copy of the amended entry.

(5)

The Clerk may at any time alter the Register to correct any clerical or typographical error in any entry.

(6)

The Register shall be printed and published by the Clerk at such intervals and in such manner as the Parliament may determine.

(7)

A copy of the Register shall be kept by the Clerk at the office of the Clerk and shall be available for inspection by any person on the days and at the times when the office of the Clerk is open.

(8)

The Register may be kept in such form (which need not be documentary form) as the Clerk may consider appropriate and, if it is kept otherwise than in documentary form, it shall be in such form that when printed or displayed it shows the information mentioned in paragraph (2).