Session 2012-2013
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House of Commons Notices of Amendments
given on
Thursday 21 February 2013
For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:
675, 721-22 749 and 773-74
Consideration of Bill
Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill , As Amended
Supplier turnover
Philip Davies
NC2
To move the following Clause:—
‘Suppliers are not allowed to refer cases to the Adjudicator and cannot have cases
referred on their behalf if their turnover exceeds £1bn per annum.’.
Sunsetting
Philip Davies
NC3
To move the following Clause:—
‘This Bill will expire in seven years from the date it receives Royal Assent.’.
Philip Davies
Philip Davies
Philip Davies
26
Page 8, line 33 [Clause 19], at end add—
Supplier headquarters
Mr Christopher Chope
NC4
To move the following Clause:—
‘Suppliers are not allowed to refer cases to the Adjudicator and cannot have cases
referred on their behalf if they have their principal headquarters outside the
European Union.’.
Supply source
Mr Christopher Chope
NC5
To move the following Clause:—
‘The provisions of this Act shall not apply to any supplies which are produced,
manufactured or processed, in whole or in part, outside the European Union.’.
Mr Christopher Chope
27
Page 10 [Clause 25], leave out lines 35 to 40 and insert ‘This Act shall come into force
two months after Royal Assent.’.
Secretary Vince Cable
8
Page 6 [Clause 15], leave out lines 34 to 36 and insert—
‘(10A)
The Secretary of State may by order provide that this Act has effect as if the
section set out in subsection (11) below were inserted after section 4.
(10B) An order under subsection (10A)—
(a)
may be made only if, as a result of the findings of a review, the Secretary
of State thinks that making the order would enable the Adjudicator to be
more effective;
(b)
may be revoked only if, as a result of the findings of a review, the
Secretary of State thinks that revoking the order would not impair the
Adjudicator’s effectiveness.
(11) This is the section referred to in subsection (10A)—’.
Mr Christopher Chope
(a)
Line 6, after ‘more’, insert ‘efficient and’.
Mr Christopher Chope
(b)
Line 9, after ‘Adjudicator’s’, insert ‘efficiency and’.
Ian Murray
Huw Irranca-Davies
Ian Murray
Huw Irranca-Davies
Ian Murray
Huw Irranca-Davies
30
Page 5, line 18 [Clause 13], at end add—
‘(3)
In assessing changes that could be made to the Code, the Adjudicator shall give
due consideration to—
(a)
the territorial extent of the Code, especially in relation to activities of
large retailers outwith the UK, including work done by subsidiaries of
large retailers;
(b) whether intermediaries in the supply chain should be covered; and
(c)
whether commercial pressures or criminal activity pose risks to
consumer interests by potentially compromising standards of food safety,
hygiene and food authenticity.’.
Ian Murray
Huw Irranca-Davies
31
Page 5, line 29 [Clause 14], after ‘followed’, insert ‘and whether any further
enforcement measures are to be taken in order to secure compliance with the Groceries
Code.’.
Ian Murray
Huw Irranca-Davies
32
Page 6, line 34 [Clause 15], leave out subsection (11).