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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given up to and including

Tuesday 28 January 2020

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance

Amendments tabled since the last publication: 1 to 3

Public Bill Committee

Telecommunications Infrastructure

(Leasehold Property) Bill

Note

This document includes all amendments tabled to date and includes any

withdrawn amendments at the end. The amendments have been arranged in the

order in which they relate to the Bill.

Matt Warman

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Clause  3,  page  7,  line  21,  leave out “amendment made by paragraph 4 of the

Schedule extends” and insert “amendments made by paragraphs 4 to 4C of the Schedule

extend”.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on amendment 3.

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Schedule,  page  9,  line  17,  at end insert—

“(10A)  

In paragraph 95(1), after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)    

in relation to Wales, the First-tier Tribunal, but only in

connection with proceedings under Part 4A;”.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on amendment 3.

Matt Warman

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Schedule,  page  9,  line  22,  leave out paragraphs 4 and 5 and insert—

“4         

The Electronic Communications Code (Jurisdiction) Regulations 2017 are

amended as follows.

4A         

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “the code” insert—

““Part 4A proceedings” means proceedings under Part 4A of the

code;”.

4B  (1)  

Regulation 3 (conferral of jurisdiction on tribunals) is amended as follows.

      (2)  

The existing text becomes paragraph (1).

      (3)  

In that paragraph—

(a)    

in the words before sub-paragraph (a), after “Subject to” insert

“paragraph (2) and”;

(b)    

for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) (including the final “and”) substitute—

“(aa)    

in relation to England and Wales, the First-tier

Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal, and”;

(c)    

omit the words after sub-paragraph (c).

      (4)  

After that paragraph insert—

“(2)    

Functions are exercisable by the First-tier Tribunal under paragraph

(1)(aa) only—

(a)    

in connection with relevant proceedings in relation to England

that have been transferred to the First-tier Tribunal by the

Upper Tribunal, and

(b)    

in connection with Part 4A proceedings (whether in relation to

England or Wales).

(3)    

Any provision of the code which confers a function on the court is, to

the extent that the function is exercisable by a tribunal under this

regulation, to be read as if the reference to the court included reference

to that tribunal.”

4C  (1)  

Regulation 4 (jurisdiction for commencement of proceedings) is amended as

follows.

      (2)  

In the heading, for “relevant” substitute “certain”.

      (3)  

The existing text becomes paragraph (1).

      (4)  

After that paragraph insert—

“(2)    

Part 4A proceedings must be commenced—

(a)    

in relation to England and Wales, in the First-tier Tribunal, or

(b)    

in relation to Scotland, in the sheriff court.”

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The amendments made by paragraphs 4 to 4C do not limit the provision that

may be made by regulations under paragraph 95 of the code.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment provides that proceedings under new Part 4A of the Code must be commenced in

the First-tier Tribunal (in relation to England and Wales) or in the sheriff court (in relation to

Scotland), instead of in the Upper Tribunal or the Lands Tribunal for Scotland respectively.

Order of the House [22 January 2020]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Telecommunications Infrastructure

(Leasehold Property) Bill:

Committal

1.    

The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.    

Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 6 February 2020.

3.    

The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Proceedings on Consideration and up to and including Third Reading

4.    

Proceedings on Consideration and any proceedings in legislative grand

committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which

proceedings on Consideration are commenced.

5.    

Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.    

Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on Consideration and up to and including Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7.    

Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.