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Lobbyists Registration Act, 1998

ontario REGULATION 722/98

GENERAL

Note: This Regulation was revoked on July 1, 2016. (See: O. Reg. 133/16, s. 2)

Last amendment:  O. Reg. 133/16.

This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

Fees

1. (1) Fees payable under this Regulation are to be paid to the registrar.  O. Reg. 722/98, s. 1 (1).

(2) Fees are payable under sections 2, 3 and 4 with respect to a return that is filed on paper or by fax.  O. Reg. 722/98, s. 1 (2).

(3) No fees are payable under sections 2, 3 and 4 with respect to a return that is filed in an electronic form over the Internet.  O. Reg. 722/98, s. 1 (3).

2. A consultant lobbyist shall pay $150 upon submitting a return under section 4 of the Act to the registrar for filing.  O. Reg. 722/98, s. 2.

3. An in-house lobbyist shall pay $150 upon submitting a return under section 5 of the Act to the registrar for filing.  O. Reg. 722/98, s. 3.

4. A senior officer of an organization who files a return under section 6 of the Act shall pay $75 for each in-house lobbyist employed by the organization when the return is filed.  O. Reg. 722/98, s. 4.

Definition of In-House Lobbyist

5. (1) This section applies with respect to the definition of “in-house lobbyist” in subsection 5 (7) of the Act.  O. Reg. 722/98, s. 5 (1).

(2) If an employee spends at least 20 per cent of his or her time at work engaged in the lobbying activities described in the definition, those activities are considered to be a significant part of the employee’s duties.  O. Reg. 722/98, s. 5 (2).

(3) The percentage is to be determined with reference to the employee’s activities during a three-month period.  O. Reg. 722/98, s. 5 (3).

6. (1) This section applies with respect to the definition of “in-house lobbyist” in subsection 6 (5) of the Act.  O. Reg. 722/98, s. 6 (1).

(2) For the purposes of clause (a) of the definition, if an employee spends at least 20 per cent of his or her time at work lobbying on behalf of the organization, the lobbying is considered to be a significant part of the employee’s duties.  O. Reg. 722/98, s. 6 (2).

(3) For the purposes of clause (b) of the definition, if the lobbying activities of all employees on behalf of the organization constitute at least 20 per cent of the time at work of one full-time employee, those activities are considered to be a significant part of one employee’s duties.  O. Reg. 722/98, s. 6 (3).

(4) The percentage in subsection (2) or (3) is to be determined with reference to the employee’s activities, or the employees’ activities, during a three-month period.  O. Reg. 722/98, s. 6 (4).

7. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of the English version of this Regulation).  O. Reg. 722/98, s. 7.

 

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