However, analysis of this funding Scottish Ministers, special advisers and the Permanent Secretary are covered by the terms of the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016. See www.lobbying.scot St Andrew’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh EH1 3DG www.gov.scot mechanism has shown that this leads to an over-recovery of funds processing chemical registrations from businesses and an under-recovery of funds processing authorisations from businesses that need to use Substances of Very High Concern (that otherwise are banned under UK REACH).