| Parliamentary Practices in Devolved Parliaments |
| APPENDIX 2 |
| Regulation of lobbying |
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Aspects of registration/regulation |
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| Place | Who registers | Detail | Update of register | Access | Code of conduct | |
| Canada (1988/1993) | L,E,A | All | O, C, S | 2mths | Open | Yes |
| USA Federal | L,E,A | All | O,C,S,F | Quarterly | Open | None-voluntary |
| (1938/1946/1995) | option | |||||
| Australia (1984) | E,A | Lobby Firm | O,C,S | On application | Restricted | None |
| Germany (1988) | L | All | C,S | Annually | Open | None |
| European Parl. (1996) | L | All | O,C,S | Annually | Open | Yes |
| The following countries have no statutory regulation: | ||||||
| Austria | ||||||
| Belgium* | Poss. voluntary | |||||
| Denmark | ||||||
| Finland | ||||||
| France | ||||||
| Italy* | ||||||
| Norway | ||||||
| Spain | ||||||
| Sweden* | ||||||
| United Kingdom* | Voluntary | |||||
| Northern Ireland | ||||||
| Wales | ||||||
| Scotland* | Poss. voluntary | |||||
| *These countries are considering regulation |