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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Tuesday 4 December 2012

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Groceries Code Adjudicator Committee 1

Public Bill Committee

Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill [Lords]

Jo Swinson

2

Clause  9,  page  3,  leave out subsection (1).

Jo Swinson

3

Clause  9,  page  3,  line  20,  leave out from ‘to’ to end of line 21 and insert ‘enforce

through imposing financial penalties, that means imposing a penalty on the large retailer

of an amount not exceeding the amount of the permitted maximum (see subsection (7)).’.

Jo Swinson

4

Clause  9,  page  3,  line  25 ,  leave out ‘and’.

Jo Swinson

5

Clause  9,  page  3,  line  26 ,  at end insert ‘; and

( )
how it must be paid.’.

Jo Swinson

6

Clause  9,  page  3,  line  34 ,  at end insert—

‘(7)
The Secretary of State must make an order—

(a)
specifying the amount of the permitted maximum, or

(b)
specifying how that amount is to be determined.

(8)
The Adjudicator must, within 6 months beginning with the day on which

section 1 comes into force, make a recommendation as to the amount that should

be specified in the first order under subsection (7) or the method for determining

the amount.

Notices of Amendments: 4 December 2012
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Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill-[Lords], continued

(9)
Before making a recommendation the Adjudicator must consult any person he or

she thinks appropriate.

(10)
The Secretary of State—

(a)
must have regard to the Adjudicator’s recommendation when making the

first order under subsection (7);

(b)
may amend or replace an order under subsection (7) only if the Secretary

of State has considered whether to do so as part of a review under

section 15.

(11)
The Adjudicator may not impose a financial penalty in respect of a breach of the

Groceries Code that occurs before the first order under subsection (7) comes into

force.’.

Jo Swinson

7

Clause  12,  page  4,  line  20 ,  leave out ‘and’.

Jo Swinson

8

Clause  12,  page  4,  line  22 ,  at end insert ‘; and

(d)
the criteria that the Adjudicator intends to adopt in deciding the amount

of any financial penalty under section 9.’.

Jo Swinson

9

Clause  12,  page  4,  line  31 ,  leave out subsection (4).

Jo Swinson

10

Clause  12,  page  4,  line  39 ,  leave out ‘and (c)’ and insert ‘, (c) and (d)’.

Jo Swinson

11

Clause  15,  page  5,  line  38 ,  at end insert—

‘( )
A review may consider whether it would be desirable to amend or replace the

order for the time being in force under section 9(7).’.

Jo Swinson

12

Clause  23,  page  10 ,  line  21,  leave out ‘9(1) or’.

Jo Swinson

13

Clause  26,  page  11,  line  3,  leave out subsection (2).

Jo Swinson

14

Page  15,  line  36,  leave out Schedule 3.



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