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1509

House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Tuesday 1 March 2011

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

1481-82

Consideration of Bill

European Union Bill, As Amended

Mr William Cash

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr John Redwood

Mr John Whittingdale

Mr James Clappison

Jacob Rees-Mogg

1

Page  4,  line  8  [Clause  4],  at end insert ‘except where any such provision

substantially affects all or any of the political, economic, fiscal, social or constitutional

relationship between the United Kingdom and other Member States of the European

Union.’.

Mr William Cash

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr John Redwood

Mr John Whittingdale

Mr James Clappison

Jacob Rees-Mogg

2

Page  12,  line  4  [Clause  18],  at end insert—


‘In section 2 of the European Communities Act 1972, after subsection (1) there is

inserted the following—


“(1A).”’.

Secretary William Hague

3

Page  9,  line  2  [Clause  10],  at end insert—

‘(1A)
A Minister of the Crown may not vote in favour of or otherwise support a decision

to which this subsection applies unless Parliamentary approval has been given in

accordance with this section.

Notices of Amendments: 1 March 2011
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European Union Bill, continued

(1B)
Subsection (1A) applies to a decision under Article 48(7) of TEU which in

relation to a provision of TFEU applies the ordinary legislative procedure in place

of a special legislative procedure not requiring the Council to act unanimously.’

Decisions subject to special referral procedure in TFEU

Chris Heaton-Harris

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
A Minister of the Crown may not permit the United Kingdom’s participation in

the final adoption of a decision to which this subsection applies unless subsection

(3) or (4) is complied with in relation to the draft decision.

(2)
The decisions to which subsection (1) applies are—

(a)
a decision under the provision of Article 48 of TFEU that permits the

adoption of legislative acts in the field of social security;

(b)
a decision under the provision of Article 82(2) of TFEU that permits the

adoption of directives establishing minimum rules in criminal procedure,

unless the decision falls under section 9(4);

(c)
a decision under the provision of Article 83(1) of TFEU that permits the

adoption of directives establishing minimum rules concerning the

definition of criminal offences and sanctions, unless the decision falls

under section 9(4);

(d)
a decision under the provision of Article 83(2) of TFEU that permits the

adoption of directives establishing minimum rules concerning the

definition of criminal offences and sanctions.

(3)
This subsection is complied with if—

(a)
a draft decision is before the Council,

(b)
in each House of Parliament a Minister of the Crown moves a motion that

the House does not believe the United Kingdom should request the

referral of a specified draft decision to the European Council under the

provision of Article 48 of TFEU, Article 82(3) of TFEU or Article 83(3)

of TFEU, as the case may be, providing for such a request, and

(c)
each House agrees to the motion without amendment.

(4)
This subsection is complied with if—

(a)
a draft decision is before the European Council,

(b)
in each House of Parliament a Minister of the Crown moves a motion that

the House approves Her Majesty’s Government’s intention to support the

referral of a specified draft decision back to the Council, and

(c)
each House agrees to the motion without amendment.’.

Christ Heaton-Harris

4

Page  8,  line  22  [Clause  9],  at end insert—

‘(4A)
For decisions under a provision falling within either paragraph (b) or (c) of

subsection (2) that are subject to qualified majority voting, otherwise supporting

a decision includes, for the purposes of subsection (4), permitting the United

Kingdom’s participation in the final adoption of a decision.’.



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