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| Amendments tabled since the last publication: 14 to 45 and NC2 to NC4 |
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| European Union Referendum Bill
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| | This document includes all amendments tabled to date and includes any |
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| | withdrawn amendments at the end. The amendments have been arranged in |
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| | accordance with the Order of the House [9 June 2015].
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| CLAUSE 1; NEW CLAUSES AND NEW SCHEDULES RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 4, at end insert— |
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| | “(2) | The Chief Counting Officer shall declare whether the result of the referendum is |
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| | that a majority wish the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. |
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| | (3) | The Chief Counting Officer may declare that a majority wish the United |
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| | Kingdom to leave the European Union only if— |
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| | (a) | a majority of total votes cast in the referendum in the United Kingdom |
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| | are against the United Kingdom remaining a member of the European |
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| | (b) | a majority of the votes cast in the referendum in each of England, |
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| | Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Kingdom are against the United |
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| | Kingdom remaining a member of the European Union.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment imposes a double majority requirement for withdrawal, which would have to be |
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| | supported by a majority the whole of the UK and by majorities in each of its four constituent parts. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 8, at end insert— |
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| | “(3A) | No later than ten weeks before the date on which the referendum is to be held the |
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| | Secretary of State must lay before both Houses of Parliament an independent |
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| | report by the Office for Budget Responsibility on the implications for the |
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| | sustainability of the public finances of the United Kingdom leaving the European |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | The amendment would require the Secretary of State to publish, ten weeks before the referendum, |
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| | a report by the OBR on the consequences of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 8, at end insert— |
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| | “(3A) | No later than ten weeks before the date on which the referendum is to be held the |
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| | Secretary of State must lay before both Houses of Parliament a report on the |
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| | consequences of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union for each |
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| | ministerial departments’ responsibilities.”. |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | The amendment would require the Secretary of State to publish, ten weeks before the referendum, |
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| | a report by each Secretary of State on the consequences of the United Kingdom leaving the |
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| | European Union for their areas of ministerial responsibility. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 8, at end insert— |
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| | “(3A) | No later than ten weeks before the date on which the referendum is to be held the |
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| | Secretary of State must ask for and lay before both Houses of Parliament any |
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| | assessment made by the Bank of England on the consequences of the United |
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| | Kingdom leaving the European Union.”. |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | The amendment would require the Secretary of State to publish, ten weeks before the referendum, |
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| | any assessment by the Bank of England on the consequences of the United Kingdom leaving the |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 8, at end insert— |
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| | “(3A) | The day appointed under subsection (2) must not be the date of an election to the |
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| | Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly or Northern Ireland Assembly.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment prevents the referendum from being held on the same day as the elections to the |
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| | Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly or Northern Ireland Assembly. |
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| To move the following Clause— |
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| | | “Register of young voters |
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| | (1) | For the purposes of this Act, each registration officer must prepare and maintain, |
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| | for the officer‘s area, a register to be known as the register of young voters. |
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| | (2) | The register must contain— |
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| | (a) | the names of the persons appearing to the registration officer to be |
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| | entitled to be registered in the register, and |
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| | (b) | in relation to each person registered in it, the person’s— |
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| | (ii) | (except where otherwise provided by an applied enactment) |
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| | (3) | Subsection (2) is subject to section 9B of the 1983 Representation of the People |
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| | Act (anonymous registration). |
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| | (4) | A person‘s qualifying address is the address in respect of which the person is |
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| | entitled to be registered in the register. |
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| | (5) | A person‘s voter number is such number (with or without any letters) as is for the |
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| | time being allocated by the registration officer to the person for the purposes of |
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| | (6) | A person is entitled to be registered in the register of young voters for any area if, |
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| | on the relevant date, the person— |
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| | (a) | is not registered in the register of local government electors for the area, |
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| | (b) | meets the requirements (apart from any requirement as to age) for |
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| | registration in the register of local government electors for the area, and |
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| | (c) | has attained the age of 16, or will attain that age on or before the date on |
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| | which the poll at an independence referendum is to be held. |
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| | (7) | In the case of a person who has not yet attained the age of 16— |
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| | (a) | the person‘s entry in the register must state the date on which the person |
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| | will attain the age of 16, and |
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| | (b) | until that date, the person is not, by virtue of the entry, to be taken to be |
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| | a voter for the purposes of any independence referendum other than one |
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| | the date of the poll at which is on or after that date. |
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| | (8) | Where a person to whom subsection (7) applies has an anonymous entry in the |
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| | register, the references in that subsection to the person’s entry in the register are |
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| | to be read as references to the person‘s entry in the record of anonymous entries. |
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| | (9) | In this section, “the relevant date” mean the date on which an application for |
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| | registration in the register of young voters is made (or the date on which such an |
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| | application is treated as made by virtue of section 10A(2) of the 1983 Act).” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment extends the franchise in the referendum to 16 and 17 year olds. |
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| clause 3; schedules 1 to 3; new clauses and new schedules relating to the |
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| subject matter of clause 3 and schedules 1 to 3 |
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| Schedule 1, page 6, line 6, after second “period”, insert “of not less than 16 weeks” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | The purpose of the amendment is to ensure that the referendum period lasts for at least 16 weeks. |
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| Schedule 1, page 6, leave out lines 23 and 24 |
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| Schedule 1, page 6, leave out lines 23 to 31 |
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| Schedule 1, page 6, leave out lines 25 to 31 |
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| Schedule 1, page 6, line 34, at end add— |
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| | “( ) | Nothing in this Schedule alters the law governing charitable organisations in any |
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| | part of the United Kingdom to confer an entitlement to participate in a referendum |
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| | which would not have been possible prior to the coming into force of this |
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| Schedule 1, page 7, line 5, leave out “any of sub-paragraphs (v) to (viii)” and insert |
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| Schedule 1, page 7, line 5, leave out “(viii)” and insert “(vii)” |
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| Schedule 1, page 7, line 5, leave out “(viii)” and insert “(vi)” |
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| Schedule 1, page 7, leave out lines 16 to 19 |
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| Schedule 1, page 7, leave out lines 16 to 23 |
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| Schedule 1, page 7, leave out lines 20 to 23 |
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| Schedule 1, page 7, line 24, leave out “(viii)” and insert “(vii)” |
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| Schedule 1, page 7, line 24, leave out “(viii)” and insert “(vi)” |
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| Schedule 1, page 7, line 24, leave out “(viii)” and insert “(v)” |
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| Schedule 1, page 12, line 4, at end insert— |
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| | “( ) | Paragraph 1(2) of that Schedule (limit on expenses incurred by permitted |
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| | participants during referendum period) has effect for the purposes of the |
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| | (a) | in paragraph (a) (designated organisations) for “£5 million” there were |
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| | substituted “£7 million”, |
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| | (b) | in paragraph (b) (registered parties that are not designated |
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| | (i) | in sub-paragraph (i) for “£5 million” there were substituted |
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| | (ii) | in sub-paragraph (ii) for “£4 million” there were substituted |
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| | (iii) | in sub-paragraph (iii) for “£3 million” there were substituted |
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| | (iv) | in sub-paragraph (iv) for “£2 million” there were substituted |
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| | (v) | in sub-paragraph (v) for “£500,000” there were substituted |
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| | (c) | in paragraph (c) (certain other persons and bodies) for “£500,000” |
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| | there were substituted “£700,000”.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment modifies, for the purposes of the European Union referendum only, the spending |
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| | limits for permitted participants in paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 14 to the Political Parties, |
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| | Elections and Referendums Act 2000 to take account of inflation. |
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| Schedule 1, page 12, leave out lines 18 and 19 |
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| Schedule 1, page 12, leave out lines 18 to 25 |
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| Schedule 1, page 12, leave out lines 20 to 25 |
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| Schedule 1, page 12, line 38, at end insert— |
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| | “(6) | For the purposes of paragraph 6 of Schedule 15 of the 2000 Act a permitted |
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| | participant must not accept a relevant donation, irrespective of whether or not it |
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| | meets the requirements of the 2000 Act and this Act, if the donation is funded |
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| | directly or indirectly in whole or part from moneys, resources or support |
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| | disbursed or allocated by or at the direction of the European Commission, its |
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| | agencies or any related European institution to the donor or via other parties to |
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| | The purpose of the amendment is to ensure that no funds or support provided directly or indirectly |
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| | by European Union bodies have a bearing on the outcome of the referendum. |
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| Schedule 1, page 12, line 39, at end add— |
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| | “( ) | Nothing in this Schedule alters the law governing charitable organisations in any |
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| Schedule 1, page 13, line 6, leave out “any of the paragraphs (c) to (f)” and insert |
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| Schedule 1, page 13, line 6, leave out “(f)” and insert “(e)” |
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| Schedule 1, page 13, line 6, leave out “(f)” and insert “(d)” |
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| Schedule 1, page 13, line 10, leave out “any of the paragraphs (c) to (f)” and insert |
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| Schedule 1, page 13, line 11, leave out “(f)” and insert “(e)” |
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| Schedule 1, page 13, line 11, leave out “(f)” and insert “(d)” |
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| Schedule 1, page 13, leave out lines 12 to 16 |
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| Schedule 1, page 13, leave out lines 12 to 22 |
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| Schedule 1, page 13, leave out lines 17 to 20 |
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