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204(5) of, and paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 12 to, the Communications Act 2003

 

throughout the period to which the amount relates.

 

(4)    

The Secretary of State shall not prescribe an amount less than the amount paid to

 

the Welsh Authority in the preceding year or preceding three-year period, as the

 

case may be.

 

(5)    

An order shall not be made under subsection (2) unless a draft of it has been laid

 

before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

 

(6)    

If a resolution required under subsection (5) is not approved, the Secretary of

 

State shall secure that the Welsh Authority is paid an amount which is not less

 

than the amount paid to the Authority in the preceding year or preceding period,

 

as the case may be.

 

(7)    

The Secretary of State may discharge the duty in subsection (1) by making

 

payments himself or entering into an agreement with another person for that

 

person to do so (or both).

 

(8)    

In discharging his duties under this section, the Secretary of State shall have

 

regard to the Welsh Authority’s operational and editorial independence.

 

(9)    

Any sums required by the Secretary of State under this section shall be paid out

 

of money provided by Parliament.’.

 


 

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Page  18,  line  27  [Clause  31],  after ‘Act’ insert ‘, other than an order under sections

 

[Delegation of functions by Environment Agency] to [Shared services: Forestry

 

Commissioners],’.

 

Francis Maude

 

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Page  18,  line  37  [Clause  32],  at end insert—

 

‘“community benefit society” means—

 

(a)    

a society registered as a community benefit society under the Co-

 

operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions

 

Act 1965,

 

(b)    

a pre-2010 Act society (as defined by section 4A(1) of that Act)

 

which meets the condition in section 1(3) of that Act, or

 

(c)    

a society registered or deemed to be registered under the

 

Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969

 

which meets the condition in section 1(2)(b) of that Act;’.

 

Francis Maude

 

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Page  18,  line  39  [Clause  32],  at end insert—

 

‘“co-operative society means—

 

(d)    

a society registered as a co-operative society under the Co-

 

operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions

 

Act 1965,

 

(e)    

a pre-2010 Act society (as defined by section 4A(1) of that Act)

 

which meets the condition in section 1(2) of that Act, or


 
 

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(f)    

a society registered or deemed to be registered under the

 

Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969

 

which meets the condition in section 1(2)(a) of that Act;’.

 


 

Jonathan Edwards

 

Mr Mark Williams

 

Hywel Williams

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

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Page  19,  line  16  [Clause  32],  at end insert ‘“National Consumer Council” means

 

the functions of the National Consumer Council or the territorial committee for Wales

 

established by section 1 of the Consumer, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007.’.

 

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Page  19,  line  17  [Clause  32],  at end insert—

 

‘“non-devolved function” means a function that is not a Welsh devolved

 

function;’.

 

Francis Maude

 

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Page  19,  line  36  [Clause  32],  leave out ‘section 16’ and insert ‘section [Delegation

 

of Welsh environmental functions]’.

 

Francis Maude

 

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Page  19,  line  36  [Clause  32],  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

Until the coming into force of section 1 of the Co-operative and Community

 

Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 2010—

 

(a)    

the definition of “community benefit society” in subsection (1) above has

 

effect as if for paragraphs (a) and (b) there were substituted—

 

“(a)    

a society registered or deemed to be registered under the

 

Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 which meets

 

the condition in section 1(2)(b) of that Act, or”;

 

(b)    

the definition of “co-operative society” in subsection (1) above has effect

 

as if for paragraphs (a) and (b) there were substituted—

 

“(a)    

a society registered or deemed to be registered under the

 

Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 which meets

 

the condition in section 1(2)(a) of that Act, or”.

 

(1B)    

Subsection (1A) ceases to have effect on the coming into force of section 1 of the

 

Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 2010.’.

 

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Page  19,  line  36  [Clause  32],  at end insert—

 

‘“Welsh environmental function” means a Welsh devolved function

 

relating to the environment.’.


 
 

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Francis Maude

 

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Page  19,  line  37  [Clause  32],  leave out subsections (2) to (4).

 


 

Francis Maude

 

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Title,  line  3,  after ‘bodies;’ insert ‘to make provision about delegation and shared

 

services in relation to persons exercising environmental functions;’.

 

 

Order of the House [12 JULY]

 

That the following provisions shall apply to the Public Bodies Bill [Lords]—

 

Committal

 

1.    

The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

 

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

 

2.    

Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

 

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 13 October 2011.

 

3.    

The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

 

which it meets.

 

Consideration and Third Reading

 

4.    

Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

 

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

 

5.    

Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

 

6.    

Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

 

proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

 

Other proceedings

 

7.    

Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

 

consideration of any further message from the Lords) may be programmed.

 

 

PUBLIC BODIES BILL [LORDS] (PROGRAMME) (No. 2)

 

Francis Maude

 

That the Order of 12 July 2011 (Public Bodies Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows:

 

1.  

Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order shall be omitted.

 

2.  

Proceedings on consideration shall be taken in the following order: New

 

Clauses; New Schedules; amendments to Clause 1 and Schedule 1;

 

amendments to Clause 2 and Schedule 2; amendments to Clause 3 and

 

Schedule 3; amendments to Clause 4 and Schedule 4; amendments to

 

Clause 5 and Schedule 5; amendments to Clauses 6 to 27; amendments to

 

Schedule 6; amendments to Clauses 28 to 35; remaining proceedings on


 
 

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consideration.

 

3.  

Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion at 9.00 pm at today’s sitting.

 

4.  

Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion at 10.00 pm at today’s sitting.

 


 
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