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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Monday 8 July 2013

Public Bill Committee

European Union (Referendum) Bill

Mike Gapes

1

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  2,  after ‘on’, insert ‘the terms of’.

Mike Gapes

2

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  4,  leave out ‘before 31 December 2017’ and insert ‘on a date

to be determined’.

Mike Gapes

3

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  4,  leave out ‘before 31 December 2017’ and insert ‘on a date

to be determined by a Royal Commission on the future of the United Kingdom in Europe’.

Mike Gapes

4

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  4,  leave out ‘before 31 December 2017’ and insert ‘on 22

May 2014’.

Mike Gapes

5

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  4,  leave out ‘before 31 December 2017’ and insert ‘on 6 May

2015’.

Mike Gapes

6

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  4,  leave out ‘before 31 December 2017’ and insert ‘before 31

December 2014’.

Mike Gapes

7

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  4,  leave out ‘before 31 December 2017’ and insert ‘before 31

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European Union (Referendum) Bill, continued

December 2015’.

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8

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  4,  leave out ‘before 31 December 2017’ and insert ‘before 31

December 2016’.

Mike Gapes

9

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  4,  leave out ‘before 31 December 2017’ and insert ‘before 1

July 2017’.

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10

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  4,  leave out ‘before 31 December 2017’ and insert ‘before 31

December 2018’.

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11

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  4,  leave out ‘before 31 December 2017’ and insert ‘before 31

December 2019’.

Mike Gapes

12

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  4,  leave out ‘before 31 December 2017’ and insert ‘on the

date of the General Election in May 2020’.

Mike Gapes

13

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  5,  leave out from ‘shall’ to end of line 6 and insert ‘establish

a Royal Commission to consider the arrangements for and timing of the referendum and

recommend the date or dates on which the referendum is to be held.

(3A)
The Royal Commission established under section 1(3) is to report to the Secretary

of State within 24 months of its establishment.

(3B)
The Secretary of State shall introduce legislation to enact recommendations of the

Royal Commission.’.

Mike Gapes

14

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  8,  leave out ‘should be’ and insert ‘should remain’.

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15

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  9,  after ‘a’, insert ‘full’.

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16

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  8,  leave out ‘be a member of’ and insert ‘leave’.

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17

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  9,  leave out ‘be a member of the European Union’ and insert

‘join the Schengen Agreement’.

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European Union (Referendum) Bill, continued

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18

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  9,  leave out ‘be a member of the European Union’ and insert

‘join the European single currency’.

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19

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  18,  leave out ‘and’ and insert—

‘(aa)
Persons who are legally resident in the United Kingdom.’.

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20

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  18,  leave out ‘and’ and insert—

‘(aa)
Persons over the age of 16 who are legally resident in the United

Kingdom.’.

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21

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  18,  leave out ‘and’ and insert—

‘(aa)
All persons who are legally entitled to vote as electors in a European

Parliamentary election.’.

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22

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  18,  leave out ‘and’ and insert—

‘(aa)
All persons who are legally entitled to vote as electors at a local

election.’.

Mike Gapes

23

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  18,  leave out ‘and’ and insert—

‘(aa)
All British citizens resident in any of the member states of the European

Union.’.

Mike Gapes

24

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  18,  leave out ‘and’ and insert—

‘(aa)
All British citizens over the age of 16 resident in any country in the

world.’.

Mike Gapes

25

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  18,  leave out ‘and’ and insert—

‘(aa)
All British citizens over the age of 16 resident in any of the member states

of the European Union.’.

Mike Gapes

26

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  18,  leave out ‘and’ and insert ‘citizens of Gibraltar’.

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European Union (Referendum) Bill, continued

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27

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  19,  after ‘being’, insert ‘prisons’.

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28

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  5,  leave out from ‘shall’ to end of line 6 and insert ‘establish

a Royal Commission to consider the arrangements for and timing of the referendum and

recommend the date or dates on which the referendum is to be held.

(3A)
The Royal Commission established under section 1(3) is to report to the Secretary

of State within 18 months of its establishment.

(3B)
The Secretary of State shall introduce legislation to enact recommendations of the

Royal Commission.’.

Mike Gapes

29

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  5,  leave out from ‘shall’ to end of line 6 and insert ‘establish

a Royal Commission to consider the arrangements for and timing of the referendum and

recommend the date or dates on which the referendum is to be held.

(3A)
The Royal Commission established under section 1(3) is to report to the Secretary

of State within 12 months of its establishment.

(3B)
The Secretary of State shall introduce legislation to enact recommendations of the

Royal Commission.’.



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