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Secretary Vince Cable

 

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Page  53,  line  19  [Clause  62],  at end insert—

 

‘ “quoted company” has the same meaning as in Part 15 of this Act;’.

 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

27

 

Page  53,  line  22  [Clause  62],  leave out from ‘person’ to ‘other’ in line 23 and insert

 

‘—

 

(a)    

holding, agreeing to hold or having held office as director of a company,

 

or

 

(b)    

holding, agreeing to hold or having held, during a period when the person

 

is or was such a director—

 

(i)    

any other office or employment in connection with the

 

management of the affairs of the company, or

 

(ii)    

any office (as director or otherwise) or employment in

 

connection with the management of the affairs of any subsidiary

 

undertaking of the company,’.

 


 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

28

 

Page  54,  line  27  [Clause  62],  after ‘be’ insert ‘or has been’.

 


 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

29

 

Page  58,  line  4  [Clause  63],  at end insert—

 

‘(12)    

In that Schedule, in the first column, after “quoted company”, insert—

 

“—in Chapter 4A of Part 10

section 226A(1)”.’.

 
 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

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Page  58,  line  13  [Clause  64],  leave out from ‘begin’ to ‘, and’ in line 14 and insert

 

‘on or after the day on which that section of this Act comes into force’.

 


 

Amendments to Part 6 (other than amendments to clauses 61 to 64)

 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

23

 

Page  47,  line  17  [Clause  57],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

But regulations under this section may make only such provision as may

 

be made under subsection (2) of section 2 of the European Communities


 
 

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Act 1972 or such provision as could be made under that subsection if

 

paragraph 1(1)(d) of Schedule 2 to that Act did not apply.’.

 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

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Page  47,  line  33  [Clause  57],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

But regulations under this section may make only such provision as may

 

be made under subsection (2) of section 2 of the European Communities

 

Act 1972 or such provision as could be made under that subsection if

 

paragraph 1(1)(d) of Schedule 2 to that Act did not apply.’.

 


 

Mr Chuka Umunna

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Ian Murray

 

Chi Onwurah

 

75

 

Page  49,  line  19  [Clause  59],  at end insert—

 

‘(7)    

The Secretary of State must have regard to any feasibility study commissioned on

 

the licensing of orphan works in advance of the regulations being laid before

 

Parliament.’.

 


 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

31

 

Page  59,  line  34  [Clause  68],  leave out ‘17(1)(c)’ and insert ‘17(2A)’.

 


 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

32

 

Page  60,  line  14  [Clause  68],  after ‘50,’ insert ‘[Osborne estate],’.

 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

33

 

Page  60,  line  14  [Clause  68],  after ‘54’ insert ‘and [Estate agency work]’.

 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

34

 

Page  60,  line  15  [Clause  68],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

section [Civil liability for breach of health and safety duties] extends only

 

to England and Wales and Scotland except that it also extends to

 

Northern Ireland so far as Parts 1 and 4 of the Health and Safety at Work

 

etc. Act 1974 extend there,’.


 
 

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Secretary Vince Cable

 

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Page  60,  line  16  [Clause  68],  leave out ‘section’ and insert ‘sections’.

 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

36

 

Page  60,  line  16  [Clause  68],  after ‘52’ insert ‘, [Equality Act 2010: third party

 

harassment of employees and applicants] and [Equality Act 2010: obtaining information

 

for proceedings]’.

 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

37

 

Page  60,  line  16  [Clause  68],  leave out ‘extends’ and insert ‘and paragraphs 1, 52

 

to 54, 56 and 61 of Schedule [Adjudicators: minor and consequential amendments]

 

extend’.

 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

38

 

Page  60,  line  17  [Clause  68],  leave out ‘section’ and insert ‘sections’.

 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

39

 

Page  60,  line  17  [Clause  68],  before ‘51’ insert ‘[Listed buildings in England:

 

agreements and orders granting listed building consent],’.

 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

40

 

Page  60,  line  17  [Clause  68],  before ‘51’ insert ‘[Listed buildings in England:

 

certificates of lawfulness],’.

 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

41

 

Page  60,  line  17  [Clause  68],  after ‘51’ insert ‘ and [Adjudicators]’.

 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

42

 

Page  60,  line  17  [Clause  68],  leave out first ‘Schedule’ and insert ‘Schedules’.

 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

43

 

Page  60,  line  17  [Clause  68],  before ‘16’ insert ‘and [Local listed building consent

 

orders: procedure]’.

 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

44

 

Page  60,  line  17  [Clause  68],  after ‘17’ insert ‘, Schedule [Adjudicators:

 

bankruptcy applications by debtors and bankruptcy orders] and paragraphs 2 to 51, 55,

 

57 to 60 and 62 of Schedule [Adjudicators: minor and consequential amendments]’.

 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

45

 

Page  60,  line  22  [Clause  68],  at end insert ‘except that section [Power to provide

 

for equal pay audits] extends only to England and Wales and Scotland’.


 
 

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Secretary Vince Cable

 

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Page  60,  line  26  [Clause  69],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

section [Osborne estate];’.

 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

47

 

Page  60,  line  26  [Clause  69],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

section [Power to provide for equal pay audits];’.

 

Mr Nicholas Brown

 

Ian Mearns

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Fabian Hamilton

 

Catherine McKinnell

 

Paul Blomfield

 

Total signatories: 7

 

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Page  60,  line  30  [Clause  69],  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

Sections [Local authorities: powers relating to deemed consent] and

 

[Restriction of advertisements relating to property letting].’.

 


 

Remaining new clauses and remaining new schedules relating to, and

 

amendments to, part 5 (other than amendments to schedule 16)

 

European regulation on business

 

Richard Fuller

 

NC19

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills shall produce a report

 

each year following commencement of this Act to demonstrate how the

 

Government has applied the “one in, one out” regulatory principle to European

 

regulations on business in that year.’.

 


 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

21

 

Page  42,  line  38  [Clause  50],  leave out ‘, other than the Scottish Ministers,’.

 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

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Page  42,  line  39  [Clause  50],  at end insert ‘except to the extent that—

 

(a)    

the power or duty is exercisable by the Scottish Ministers, or


 
 

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(b)    

the power or duty is exercisable by any other person within devolved

 

competence (within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998).’.

 

 


 

Richard Fuller

 

63

 

Page  43,  line  1  [Clause  50],  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

 

Richard Fuller

 

64

 

Page  43,  line  4  [Clause  50],  after ‘specified period’, insert ‘, or’.

 

Richard Fuller

 

65

 

Page  43,  line  6  [Clause  50],  after ‘specified period’, insert ‘, or’.

 

Richard Fuller

 

66

 

Page  43,  line  10  [Clause  50],  leave out line 10 and insert ‘If the provision is made

 

by virtue of subsection (2)(a), it includes’.

 

Richard Fuller

 

67

 

Page  43,  line  19  [Clause  50],  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must if necessary’.

 

John McDonnell

 

Mr Chuka Umunna

 

Yvette Cooper

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Ian Murray

 

Chi Onwurah

 

Total signatories: 12

 

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Page  43,  line  27,  leave out Clause 52.

 



 
 

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New Clauses and new schedules relating to, and amendments to, parts 3

 

and 4

 

Public interest interventions in mergers

 

Mr Chuka Umunna

 

Mr Iain Wright

 

Ian Murray

 

Chi Onwurah

 

NC23

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Section 58 of the Enterprise Act 2002 is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

After subsection (2) insert—

 

“(3)    

The effects of the proposed merger on the long-term competitiveness of

 

the UK economy”.’.

 


 

Richard Fuller

 

60

 

Page  13,  line  24  [Clause  19],  after ‘United Kingdom’, insert ‘and to promote

 

choice in the local retail sector’.

 

Richard Fuller

 

61

 

Page  13,  line  24  [Clause  19],  after ‘United Kingdom’, insert ‘and to promote

 

growth of locally-owned businesses’.

 

Richard Fuller

 

62

 

Page  13,  line  24  [Clause  19],  after ‘United Kingdom’, insert ‘and to promote the

 

establishment of new businesses’.

 


 

John McDonnell

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Jeremy Corbyn

 

Stewart Hosie

 

Jonathan Edwards

 

Katy Clark

 

Total signatories: 7

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

55

 

Page  14,  line  27  [Clause  21],  leave out ‘or similar to’.

 



 
 

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Secretary Vince Cable

 

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Page  37,  line  20  [Clause  40],  at end insert—

 

‘(6)    

After section 188A (as inserted by subsection (5) above) insert—

 

“188B

Defences to commission of cartel offence

 

(1)    

In a case where the arrangements would (operating as the parties intend)

 

affect the supply in the United Kingdom of a product or service, it is a

 

defence for an individual charged with an offence under section 188(1)

 

to show that, at the time of the making of the agreement, he or she did not

 

intend that the nature of the arrangements would be concealed from

 

customers at all times before they enter into agreements for the supply to

 

them of the product or service.

 

(2)    

It is a defence for an individual charged with an offence under section

 

188(1) to show that, at the time of the making of the agreement, he or she

 

did not intend that the nature of the arrangements would be concealed

 

from the CMA.

 

(3)    

It is a defence for an individual charged with an offence under section

 

188(1) to show that, before the making of the agreement, he or she took

 

reasonable steps to ensure that the nature of the arrangements would be

 

disclosed to professional legal advisers for the purposes of obtaining

 

advice about them before their making or (as the case may be) their

 

implementation.”’.

 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

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Page  37,  line  20  [Clause  40],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

After section 190 of the 2002 Act insert—

 

“190A

Cartel offence: prosecution guidance

 

(1)    

The CMA must prepare and publish guidance on the principles to be

 

applied in determining, in any case, whether proceedings for an offence

 

under section 188(1) should be instituted.

 

(2)    

The CMA may at any time issue revised or new guidance.

 

(3)    

Guidance published by the CMA under this section is to be published in

 

such manner as it considers appropriate.

 

(4)    

In preparing guidance under this section the CMA must consult—

 

(a)    

the Director of the Serious Fraud Office;

 

(b)    

the Lord Advocate; and

 

(c)    

such other persons as it considers appropriate.”’.

 

Secretary Vince Cable

 

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Page  37,  line  21  [Clause  40],  leave out ‘this section’ and insert ‘subsections (1) to

 

(6)’.

 



 
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