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Notices of Amendments: 4 October 2013
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Jon Trickett

Gareth Thomas

Chi Onwurah

84

Schedule  2,  page  54,  line  15,  after ‘satisfied’, insert ‘after consultation with the

Political and Constitutional Reform Committee of the House of Commons’.

Mr Andrew Lansley

31

Schedule  2,  page  55,  leave out lines 1 and 2 and insert—

      ‘()
The payments that may be made under arrangements under sub-paragraph

(1)(a) include payments to the staff in addition to, or instead of, payments to

the person with whom the arrangements are made.’.

Jon Trickett

Gareth Thomas

Chi Onwurah

85

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  7,  leave out from ‘business’ to end of line 8.

Jon Trickett

Gareth Thomas

Chi Onwurah

86

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  15,  at end insert—

‘(h)
the name of the employer and the address of employer‘s business; and

(i)
the names of members of staff employed by the person registered.’.

Mr Andrew Lansley

17

Clause  4,  page  3,  leave out lines 17 and 18 and insert—

‘( )
for each quarter in which the registered person has been entered in the

register, the person’s client information (see section 5(3)) or the

statement under section 5(5), and’.

Mr Andrew Lansley

18

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  19,  leave out ‘relevant pre-registration period’ and insert

‘pre-registration quarter’.

Jon Trickett

Gareth Thomas

Chi Onwurah

87

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  21,  at end insert—

‘(c)
the approximate value of the registered person’s spending on their

lobbying activities for each quarter.’.

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Mr Andrew Lansley

19

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  22,  leave out ‘relevant pre-registration period’ and insert

‘pre-registration quarter’.

Jon Trickett

Gareth Thomas

Chi Onwurah

88

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  29,  at end insert—

‘(c)
specify any other information required under section 4(2) to be included

in the register’.

Jon Trickett

Gareth Thomas

Chi Onwurah

89

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  37,  after ‘client information’, insert ‘and spending on

lobbying’.

Mr Andrew Lansley

21

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  44,  leave out ‘any person’ and insert ‘the person or persons’.

Mr Andrew Lansley

22

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  46,  leave out ‘any person’ and insert ‘the person or persons’.

Mr Graham Allen

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Sheila Gilmore

Fabian Hamilton

100

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  47,  at end add—

‘(c)
if the registered person engaged in lobbying in the quarter in return for

payment (whether or not the payment has been received), the purpose and

subject matter of the lobbying services provided by the registered person;

and

(d)
if the registered person received payment in the quarter to engage in

lobbying (whether or not the lobbying has been done) the purpose and

subject matter of the lobbying services provided by the registered

person.’.

Jon Trickett

Gareth Thomas

Chi Onwurah

90

Clause  5,  page  4,  line  7,  at end insert—

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‘(7)
Spending on lobbying for each quarter is the approximate value of the amount a

registered person spends on their lobbying activity for each quarter.’.

Mr Andrew Lansley

23

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  15,  leave out subsection (4) and insert—

‘( )
The Registrar must update the register to include any information or change

which is notified in an information return.’.

Mr Andrew Lansley

24

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  34,  leave out ‘and’ and insert—

‘( )
The Registrar’.

Jon Trickett

Gareth Thomas

Chi Onwurah

91

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  39,  after ‘on a’, insert ‘clearly accessible’.

Jon Trickett

Gareth Thomas

Chi Onwurah

92

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  40,  after ‘appropriate’, insert ‘including in written form’.

Jon Trickett

Gareth Thomas

Chi Onwurah

93

Page  5,  line  26,  leave out Clause 10.

Mr Andrew Lansley

25

Clause  12,  page  6,  line  27,  after ‘a’ insert ‘registered’.

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and Trade Union Administration Bill, continued

Jon Trickett

Gareth Thomas

Chi Onwurah

94

Clause  12,  page  6,  line  28,  after ‘incomplete’, insert ‘or misleading’.

Jon Trickett

Gareth Thomas

Chi Onwurah

95

Clause  12,  page  6,  line  36,  after ‘incomplete’, insert ‘or misleading’.

Jon Trickett

Gareth Thomas

Chi Onwurah

96

Clause  12,  page  6,  line  42,  after ‘incomplete’, insert ‘or misleading’.

Mr Andrew Lansley

26

Clause  12,  page  7,  line  10,  leave out ‘in any other case’ and insert ‘on summary

conviction in England and Wales, or on conviction on indictment,’.

Mr Andrew Lansley

27

Clause  25,  page  12,  line  8,  leave out from ‘means’ to end of line 10 and insert ‘—

(f)
the First-tier Tribunal, or

(g)
in any case where it is determined by or under Tribunal

Procedure Rules that the appeal is to be heard by the Upper

Tribunal, that Tribunal.’.

SECOND DAY

NEW CLAUSES AND NEW SCHEDULES RELATING TO PART 2

Commencement of Part 2

Wayne David

Angela Smith

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘Part 2 of this Act shall not come into force until the Electoral Commission and

the Minister have laid a report before both Houses of Parliament containing—

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(a)
an assessment of the separate and specific impacts of Part 2 of this Act

on third-party engagement in elections to the Scottish Parliament, the

National Assembly for Wales and the Northern Ireland Assembly, and to

the House of Commons in respect of constituencies in Scotland, Wales

and Northern Ireland; and

(b)
an assessment of the impact of Part 2 of the Act on referendums held or

to be held in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.’.

Cost and impact of Part 2

Wayne David

Angela Smith

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘Within one month of Royal Assent, the Electoral Commission must lay before

Parliament—

(a)
full cost projections of the impact of Part 2 on their running costs;

(b)
their assessment of the administrative impact on third parties.’.

AMENDMENTS TO CLAUSE 26, SCHEDULE 3, CLAUSES 27 to 32, SCHEDULE 4, CLAUSES

33 TO 35, NEW CLAUSES AND NEW SCHEDULES RELATING TO PART 3

Wayne David

Angela Smith

54

Page  12,  line  26,  leave out Clause 26.

Wayne David

Angela Smith

56

Clause  26,  page  12,  line  30,  leave out subsections (2), (3) and (4).

Mr Andrew Lansley

32

Clause  26,  page  12,  leave out lines 31 to 33 and insert ‘“where—

(a)
the expenses fall within Part 1 of Schedule 8A, and

(b)
the expenditure can reasonably be regarded as intended to promote or

procure electoral success at any relevant election for—

(i)
one or more particular registered parties,

(ii)
one or more registered parties who advocate (or do not advocate)

particular policies or who otherwise fall within a particular

category of such parties, or

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(iii)
candidates who hold (or do not hold) particular opinions or who

advocate (or do not advocate) particular policies or who

otherwise fall within a particular category of candidates.”’.

Mr Andrew Lansley

33

Clause  26,  page  12,  line  34,  leave out subsection (3) and insert—

‘( )
Omit subsection (3).’.

Mr Graham Allen

Mr David Davis

Caroline Lucas

Joan Walley

Mr Michael Weir

Mr George Howarth

Mr David Ward

Mr David Anderson

Mr David Lammy

Richard Burden

101

Clause  26,  page  12,  leave out line 37 to line 9 on page 13 and insert—

‘

“For election purposes” means activity which can reasonably be regarded as

intended for the primary purpose of—

(h)
promoting or procuring electoral success at any relevant election

for—

(i)
one or more particular registered parties;

(ii)
one or more registered parties who advocate (or do not

advocate) particular policies or who otherwise fall

within a particular category of such parties; or

(iii)
candidates who hold (or do not hold) particular opinions

or who advocate (or do not advocate) particular policies

or who otherwise fall within a particular category of

candidates.’.

Wayne David

Angela Smith

57

Clause  26,  page  12,  line  37,  leave out ‘or in connection with’.

Mr Andrew Lansley

34

Clause  26,  page  13,  line  10,  leave out from ‘subsection (4)’ to ‘for’ and insert ‘—

(a)
in the opening words, for “(3)” substitute “(2)(b)”;

(b)
in paragraph (b)—

(i)
for “paragraph (a) or (as the case may be) paragraph (b) of that

subsection” substitute “that provision”;

(ii)
omit “or (as the case may be) by prejudicing the standing with

the electorate of other parties or candidates”;

(iii)
at the end insert “and”;

(c)
’.

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Mr Andrew Lansley

35

Clause  26,  page  13,  line  14,  at end insert—

‘( )
After subsection (4) insert—

“(4A)
In determining whether expenditure can reasonably be regarded as

intended to promote or procure electoral success as mentioned in

subsection (2)(b), it is immaterial that it can reasonably be regarded as

intended to achieve any other purpose as well.”’.

Mr Andrew Lansley

36

Clause  26,  page  13,  line  14,  at end insert—

‘( )
In subsection (9), for “subsection (3)” substitute “that subsection”.’.

Mr Andrew Lansley

37

Clause  26,  page  13,  line  27,  at end insert—

‘(b)
for “85(3)” substitute “85(2)(b)”.’.

Mr Andrew Lansley

38

Clause  26,  page  13,  line  28,  leave out from ‘material),’ to end of line 32 and insert

‘—

(a)
in subsections (2A) and (2B)—

(i)
for “, procuring or enhancing” substitute “or procuring”;

(ii)
omit “or standing”;

(b)
in subsection (11), for the definition of “election material” substitute—

““election material” has the meaning given by section 143A;”.

( )
After section 143 of that Act insert—

“143A
Meaning of “election material”

(1)
“Election material” means material which can reasonably be regarded as

intended to promote or procure electoral success at any relevant election

for—

(a)
one or more particular registered parties,

(b)
one or more registered parties who advocate (or do not advocate)

particular policies or who otherwise fall within a particular

category of such parties, or

(c)
candidates who hold (or do not hold) particular opinions or who

advocate (or do not advocate) particular policies or who

otherwise fall within a particular category of candidates.

(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1)—

(a)
the reference to electoral success at any relevant election is a

reference—

(i)
in relation to a registered party, to the return at any such

election of candidates standing in the name of the party

or included in a list of candidates submitted by the party

in connection with the election, and

(ii)
in relation to candidates, to their return at any such

election,



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