Session 2013-14
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Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party
Campaigning and Trade Union Administration
Bill
to be moved
on report
Schedule 1
LORD HARDIE
Page 53, line 1, leave out paragraph 3
Clause 6
LORD HARDIE
Page 4, line 27, at end insert—
“(6A) A registered person who is aggrieved by the Registrar’s decision in terms
of subsection (6) may appeal to the Tribunal against that decision.”
Clause 36
LORD WHITTY
Page 39, line 10, leave out from beginning to “the” in line 15
Clause 37
LORD WHITTY
Leave out Clause 37
Clause 38
LORD WHITTY
Page 43, line 11, after “If” insert “, following receipt of a formal and qualifying
complaint,”
Page 44, leave out lines 4 and 5
Page 45, line 37, at end insert—
“( ) In no circumstances will any document acquired under section
24ZH by the Certification Officer or his agents or by inspectors
appointed under section 24ZI be made available by any means or in
any form to any third party, and this prohibition includes
disclosure to other government departments and agencies except
where an issue of national security or serious criminal offence is
involved.”
Clause 39
LORD WHITTY
Page 46, line 15, leave out “
After Clause 39
LORD STEVENSON OF BALMACARA
LORD MONKS
Insert the following new Clause—
The provisions in this Part shall not come into force until the Secretary of
State has placed in the Libraries of both Houses a review of the burden of
regulatory responsibility that this Part will place on trade unions, including
any necessary rule changes and their timeframe.”
After Schedule 4
LORD CAMPBELL-SAVOURS
Insert the following new Schedule—
“SCHEDULE
TAX RELIEF ON DONATIONS
After Schedule 6 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act
2000, insert—
“SCHEDULE 6A
TAX RELIEF ON DONATIONS
1 To obtain tax relief under section 70A (Tax relief on
donations), the conditions set out in paragraph 2 must be
satisfied.
2 (1) The individual who made the donation is a permissible donor.
(2) The registered political party to which the donation is made is
a party which, at the last general election preceding the
donation, had at least two members elected to the House of
Commons.
(3) Conditions A to F in section 416 of the Income Tax Act 2007
(meaning of “qualifying donation”) would have been met if
the donations had been made to a charity.
(4) The donor has given a declaration in the manner specified by
regulations made by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s
Revenue and Customs and containing any information and
any statements required by regulations.
3 Regulations made under paragraph 2(4) may provide for
declarations—
(a) to have effect;
(b) to cease to have effect;
(c) to be treated as never having had effect,
in any circumstances and for any purposes specified by the regulations.
in any circumstances and for any purposes specified by the regulations.
4 Regulations made under paragraph 2(4) are subject to
annulment pursuant to a resolution of the House of Commons.
5 Tax relief in relation to donations given by an individual must
not exceed—
(a) £16 in the tax year 2014-2015;
(b) £32 in the tax year 2015-2016;
(c) £96 in the tax year 2016-2017;
(d) an amount to be set in primary legislation by the
Secretary of State in subsequent fiscal years.
6 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, the amounts
in paragraph 5 may only be amended by primary legislation.
7 Tax relief shall not be given on higher rate income tax.
8 The amount of tax relief (subject to paragraphs 5 and 6) shall
be computed and allocated to the political party to which the
donation was given as if that party was a charity to which
Chapter 2 of Part 8 of the Income Tax Act 2007 applies.””