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Lords Amendments to the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill

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	insert—
	“(a)     regulated periods beginning after that day, or
	(b)     (for the purposes of enactments having effect otherwise than in
	relation to regulated periods) expenditure incurred after that day.”
92	Page 49, line 36, at end insert—
	“(including a period in relation to which a limit is imposed by that Schedule
	by virtue of subsection (3)(b) or (6A)(b)).”
93	Page 49, line 37, leave out subsections (3) to (5) and insert—
	“(3)     If, apart from this subsection, the day on which this Act is passed would fall
	within a period in relation to which one or more limits are imposed by
	paragraph 11 of Schedule 9 to PPERA 2000 (limit on campaign expenditure
	where combination of parliamentary election and other election)—
	(a)     paragraph 11(2) of that Schedule (which disapplies limits and
	periods which would otherwise be imposed by paragraph 3 of that
	Schedule and substitutes new limits and periods) is of no effect (and
	is treated as never having had effect) in relation to the
	parliamentary general election, and
	(b)     for the purposes of paragraph 3 of that Schedule as it applies by
	virtue of paragraph (a), the relevant period is the Schedule 9
	transitional period.”
94	Page 50, line 11, leave out “subsection (4) “the transitional” and insert “subsection
	(3) “the Schedule 9 transitional”
95	Page 50, line 12, leave out paragraph (a) and insert—
	“(a)     beginning with 23 May 2014, and”
96	Page 50, line 17, at end insert—
	“(6A)     If, apart from this subsection, the day on which this Act is passed would fall
	within a period in relation to which one or more limits are imposed by
	paragraph 11 of Schedule 10 to PPERA 2000 (limit on controlled
	expenditure where combination of parliamentary election and other
	election)—
	(a)     paragraph 11(2) of that Schedule (which disapplies limits and
	periods which would otherwise be imposed by paragraph 3 of that
	Schedule and substitutes new limits and periods) is of no effect (and
	is treated as never having had effect) in relation to the
	parliamentary general election, and
	(b)     for the purposes of paragraph 3 of that Schedule as it applies by
	virtue of paragraph (a), the relevant period is the Schedule 10
	transitional period.
	(6B)     In subsection (6A) “the Schedule 10 transitional period” means the
	period—
	(a)     beginning with 19 September 2014, and
	(b)     ending with the date of the poll for the parliamentary general
	election.”
97	Page 50, line 17, at end insert—
	“(6C)     Subsections (3) and (6A) do not apply in the case of a period in relation to
	which one or more limits are imposed by paragraph 11 of Schedule 9 to
	PPERA 2000, or paragraph 11 of Schedule 10 to that Act, that ends with the
	date of the poll for an early parliamentary general election.
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	(6D)     An “early parliamentary general election” is a parliamentary general
	election the date of the poll for which is appointed under section 2(7) of the
	Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.”
98	Page 50, leave out lines 34 to 41
After Clause 42
99	Insert the following new Clause—
	“Power to make consequential provision
	(1)     The Minister may by order made by statutory instrument make provision
	consequential on any provision of Part 2 or section 42.
	(2)     An order under this section—
	(a)     may include provision amending or modifying any provision of or
	made under PPERA 2000 (including any provision inserted by this
	Act),
	(b)     may include incidental, supplementary, transitional, transitory or
	saving provision, and
	(c)     may make different provision for different purposes or cases or for
	different areas.
	(3)     A statutory instrument containing an order under this section that amends
	or modifies any provision of PPERA 2000 may not be made unless a draft
	of the instrument containing it has been laid before, and approved by a
	resolution of, each House of Parliament.
	(4)     Any other statutory instrument containing an order under this section is
	subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of
	Parliament.
	(5)     No order may be made under this section after the date of the poll for the
	first relevant parliamentary general election.
	(6)     In this section—
	“the first relevant parliamentary general election” has the same
	meaning as in section (Post-election review);
	“the Minister” means the Secretary of State or the Lord President of
	the Council;
	“PPERA 2000” means the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums
	Act 2000.”
Clause 43
100	Page 50, line 43, at end insert—
	“( )     In Part 2 of this Act—
	(a)     section 32(12) to (15) extends to the United Kingdom and Gibraltar,
	and
	(b)     section (Post-election review) extends to the United Kingdom.”
Schedule 1
101	Page 53, line 16, at end insert—
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	“3A       An individual does not carry on the business of consultant lobbying by
	reason of making communications as an employee in the course of a
	business carried on by the individual’s employer.”
102	Page 54, line 10, leave out paragraph 9 and insert—
	“9  (1)   Where an individual (“A”) makes a communication in the course of a
	business carried on by another person (“B”), the communication is to be
	regarded as being made by B as well as by A.
	(2)   Where A is an employee of B, then (whether or not the communication
	is made on behalf of a third party) A is not to be regarded as making the
	communication on behalf of B.”
Schedule 2
103	Page 55, line 1, leave out from “but” to end of line 2 and insert “the term for which
	a person is re-appointed must not be more than 3 years”
Schedule 3
104	Page 57, line 9, leave out “other public meetings or events (other than” and insert
	“other public events, other than—
	(a)     ”
105	Page 57, line 10, after “third party” insert “, or
	(b)     any public procession or protest meeting, within the meaning of
	the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998, in respect of
	which notice is given in accordance with section 6 or 7 of that Act
	(advance notice of public processions or related protest
	meetings)”
106	Page 57, line 14, at end insert—
	“But expenses in respect of such events do not include costs
	incurred in providing for the protection of persons or
	property.”
107	Page 57, line 14, at end insert—
	“1A(1)   Nothing in paragraph 1 extends to—
	(a)     expenses incurred in respect of the publication of any
	matter relating to an election, other than an
	advertisement, in—
	(i)     a newspaper or periodical,
	(ii)     a broadcast made by the British Broadcasting
	Corporation, by Sianel Pedwar Cymru or by
	the Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation, or
	(iii)     a programme included in any service licensed
	under Part 1 or 3 of the Broadcasting Act 1990
	or Part 1 or 2 of the Broadcasting Act 1996;
	(b)     expenses incurred in respect of, or in consequence of,
	the translation of anything from English into Welsh or
	from Welsh into English;
	(c)     reasonable personal expenses incurred by an
	individual in travelling or in providing for the
	individual’s accommodation or other personal needs;
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	(d)     reasonable expenses incurred that are reasonably
	attributable to an individual’s disability;
	(e)     expenses incurred in respect of the provision by any
	individual of the individual’s own services which the
	individual provides voluntarily in the individual’s
	own time and free of charge.
	(2)   In sub-paragraph (1)(d), “disability” has the same meaning as
	in the Equality Act 2010 (see section 6 of that Act).”
108	Page 57, line 14, at end insert—
	“Exclusions of background staff costs
	1A          Nothing in sub-paragraphs (3) to (5) of paragraph 1 shall be taken as
	extending to any expenses incurred in respect of remuneration or
	allowances payable to any member of staff (whether permanent or
	otherwise) of the third party.”
Schedule 4
109	Page 60, leave out lines 7 to 9
110	Page 60, line 22, leave out “qualifying regulated” and insert “pre-dissolution”
111	Page 60, line 30, leave out “qualifying regulated” and insert “pre-dissolution”
112	Page 60, line 42, leave out “qualifying regulated” and insert “pre-dissolution”
113	Page 60, line 43, leave out “qualifying regulated” and insert “pre-dissolution”
114	Page 60, line 44, leave out “qualifying regulated” and insert “pre-dissolution”
115	Page 61, leave out lines 37 to 40
116	Page 62, line 6, leave out from “period” to end of line 8
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