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| | Clause 15, page 6, line 14, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(h) | the relevant Ministers of the Devolved Administrations.’. |
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| | Clause 15, page 6, line 18, leave out subsection (10). |
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| | Clause 14, page 5, line 14, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(3A) | The Adjudicator must consider in advance of each annual report whether to |
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| | | recommend changes to the Groceries Code to the Office of Fair Trading.’. |
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| | Clause 15, page 5, line 37, after ‘under’, insert ‘section 9 or’. |
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| | Clause 15, page 5, line 38, leave out ‘that’ and insert ‘the relevant’. |
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| | Clause 18, page 7, line 37, leave out from ‘Adjudicator’ to end and insert ‘should |
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| | reasonably believe could cause the identity of the complainant to be revealed’. |
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| | Clause 19, page 8, line 23, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(6) | Notwithstanding section 25, the Adjudicator must publish the criteria as set out |
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| | | in subsection (5) within three months of this Act coming into force’. |
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| | Clause 4, page 2, line 10, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(2A) | The powers to require provision of information as set out in Schedule 2 shall be |
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| | | exercisable from the day on which this Act is passed.’. |
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| | Schedule 1, page 12, line 8, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(4) | The Adjudicator’s appointment will also be subject to approval by— |
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| | | (a) | the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee; and |
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| | | (b) | the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee; or |
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| | | (c) | their respective successor committees from time to time.’. |
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| | Page 15, line 36, leave out Schedule 3. |
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| | Schedule 3, page 15, line 39, leave out ‘if’ and insert— |
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| | | ‘(1) | If the Secretary of State thinks that the Adjudicator’s other powers are |
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| | | (2) | has given due regard to the relevant Ministers in the Devolved |
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| | Schedule 3, page 16, line 14, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(h) | consult with the relevant Minister in the Devolved Administrations.’. |
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| | | Sunsetting provisions and replacement of current code onto statutory footing |
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| | | ‘(1) | Within three years of this Act coming into force, the Competition Commission |
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| | | shall conduct a review of the effectiveness of the Act’s provisions with regard to |
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| | | levels of compliance with the Groceries Code. |
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| | | (2) | If the review finds that the levels of compliance are unsatisfactory, the Secretary |
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| | | of State shall prepare and lay before Parliament regulations containing analogous |
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| | | provisions to those in the Groceries Code, thereby giving statutory effect to the |
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| | | (3) | “Levels of compliance” as referred to in section (1) shall be deemed |
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| | | unsatisfactory if (without limitation) they have not improved since the bringing |
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| | | (4) | The Groceries Supply Code of Practice shall thereby be revoked. |
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| | | (5) | Where the Secretary of State proposes to issue or revise a code of practice under |
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| | | subsection (2), he shall prepare a draft of the code (or revised code). |
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| | | (6) | The Secretary of State shall consult the following about the draft— |
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| | | (a) | The Competition Commission; |
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| | | (b) | The Office of Fair Trading; |
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| | | (c) | The retailers mentioned in Article 4(1)(a) and (b) of the Groceries Supply |
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| | | (d) | one or more persons appearing to the Secretary of State to represent the |
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| | | (e) | one or more persons appearing to the Secretary of State to represent the |
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| | | interests of consumers; and |
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| | | (f) | any other person the Secretary of State thinks appropriate. |
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| | | (7) | If the Secretary of State determines to proceed with the draft (either in its original |
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| | | form or with modifications) he shall lay the draft before Parliament in the form |
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| | | (8) | Such regulations shall be made by Statutory Instrument and may only be made if |
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| | | a draft of them has been laid before and approved by resolution of both Houses |
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| | | (9) | A code (or revised code) issued under subsection (6) shall come into force on such |
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| | | date as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument |
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