S.C.C.
NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
given up to and including
Monday 10th May 1999
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
STANDING COMMITTEE C
REFERENDUMS BILL
Mr Dominic Grieve
35
*Clause 2, page 1, line 23, leave out 'the introduction to Parliament' and insert—
'(a) in the case of a bill introduced by a Minister of the Crown, the first reading; and
(b) in the case of any other bill, the second reading
in the House of Parliament in which it is introduced.'.
Dr Nick Palmer
5
Clause 2, page 1, line 23, leave out 'introduction to' and insert 'Second Reading in'.
Mr Andrew Miller
12
*Clause 2, page 1, line 24, after 'referendum' insert 'at national or regional level'.
Dr Nick Palmer
37
*Clause 2, page 1, line 24, after 'referendum', insert 'within the meaning of section (referendums to which sections 2 and 3 apply)'.
Mr Andrew Miller
13
*Clause 2, page 1, line 25, leave out 'individuals or'.
Mr Dominic Grieve
36
*Clause 2, page 1, line 26, at end insert—
'(1A) Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent the Commission from inviting individuals or bodies to apply to be a designated referendum campaign in respect of a referendum before the second reading of any bill which provides for the holding of that referendum.'.
Mr Andrew Miller
14
*Clause 2, page 2, line 1, leave out 'shall' and insert 'may if it thinks fit'.
Dr Nick Palmer
6
Clause 2, page 2, line 1, leave out 'one individual or body' and insert 'one or more individuals or bodies'.
Mr Andrew Miller
15
*Clause 2, page 2, line 1, leave out 'individual or'.
Mr Andrew Miller
16
*Clause 2, page 2, line 2, leave out 'possible' and insert 'main'.
Mr Andrew Miller
17
*Clause 2, page 2, line 3, leave out 'individual or'.
Mr Andrew Miller
18
*Clause 2, page 2, line 6, leave out 'the views of political parties' and insert 'the degree to which the body appears to be representative of opinion on its respective side of the argument.'.
Mr Andrew Miller
19
*Clause 2, page 2, leave out line 7.
Mr Andrew Miller
20
*Clause 2, page 2, leave out line 8.
Dr Nick Palmer
7
Clause 2, page 2, line 8, at end add—
'(3) The Commission shall, for the campaign for each possible outcome, decide upon an appropriate share of any public support or broadcast coverage for each individual or body supporting that outcome, taking into account the considerations in subsection (2)(a)-(d).'.
Mr Andrew Miller
21
*Clause 2, page 2, line 8, at end add—
'(3) The Commission shall fix the sum to be paid over to each designated campaign, being not less than £200,000 nor more than £600,000
(4) The Secretary of State may by order made by Statutory Instrument vary the sum specified in subsection (3). A Statutory Instrument containing an order to which this subsection applies shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.'.
Mr Andrew Miller
22
*Clause 3, page 2, leave out lines 9 to 16 and insert—
'(1) Payment shall be made to the nominated Treasurer of each designated campaign of the sums fixed by the Commission, provided that—
(a) the Treasurer satisfies the Commission that the money has been or will shortly be properly spent on the furtherance of the campaign's objectives;'.
Dr Nick Palmer
8
Clause 3, page 2, line 17, after 'keep', insert 'and agree to publish within 6 weeks of the holding of the referendum'.
Mr Andrew Miller
23
*Clause 3, page 2, line 18, after first 'of' insert 'all'.
Mr Andrew Miller
24
*Clause 3, page 2, line 19, after 'names' insert 'and addresses'.
Mr Andrew Miller
25
*Clause 3, page 2, line 21, leave out 'recipients were designated' and insert 'Commission invited applications for designation under section 2(1)'.
Mr Andrew Miller
26
*Clause 3, page 2, line 21, at end insert—
'(1A) A campaign shall forfeit its status as a designated campaign, and shall refund any moneys paid to it under this Act, if—
(a) it receives any money or goods or services (other than ones duly paid for by way of an ordinary commercial transaction) from individuals not entitled to vote in a general election or from companies not registered in Great Britain or Northern Ireland; or
(b) a donation which it received from a company has not been specially authorised by the company's shareholders.'.
Mr Andrew Miller
Mr Gerald Bermingham
3
Clause 3, page 2, leave out lines 22 to 43.
Mr Andrew Miller
28
*Clause 3, page 2, line 27, leave out 'possible' and insert 'is reasonable in the circumstances'.
Mr Andrew Miller
27
*Clause 3, page 2, line 27, leave out 'designated'.
Mr Andrew Miller
29
*Clause 3, page 2, line 28, leave out 'for each of the possible outcomes of the referendum' and insert 'on each side of the argument'.
Mr Andrew Miller
30
*Clause 3, page 2, leave out lines 29 to 43.
Dr Nick Palmer
9
Clause 3, page 2, leave out lines 34 to 37.
Mr Andrew Miller
31
*Clause 4, page 2, line 44, leave out 'make a report to the Secretary of State' and insert 'lay before Parliament and publish a report'.
Mr Andrew Miller
32
*Clause 4, page 2, line 45, after 'any' insert 'national or regional'.
Mr Andrew Miller
33
*Clause 4, page 2, line 47, leave out from 'referendum' to 'report' in page 3, line 1 and insert 'the Commission may lay before Parliament a'.
Dr Nick Palmer
10
Clause 4, page 2, line 47, leave out from 'shall' to 'on' in page 3, line 1 and insert 'consult the Commission'.
Dr Nick Palmer
11
Clause 4, page 3, leave out lines 7 and 8.
Mr Andrew Miller
34
*Clause 4, page 3, leave out lines 9 to 15
NEW CLAUSES
Regulations
Mr Andrew Miller
Mr Gerald Bermingham
NC1
To move the following Clause:—
'The Secretary of State shall by 1st January 2000 publish regulations defining—
(a) the scope of referendums;
(b) the rights of interested parties to make representations to the commission;
(c) the timing of referendums.'.
Commencement
Mr Andrew Miller
Mr Gerald Bermingham
NC2
To move the following Clause:—
'This Act shall come into force on 1st January 2001.'.
Campaign statements
Dr Nick Palmer
NC3
To move the following Clause:—
'.—(1) The Minister in charge of the proposed provision shall invite each of the designated referendum campaigns to submit a statement of a number of words to be specified by the Minister, putting the case for their preferred outcome.
(2) The total space allocated to each campaign shall be identical, with space allocated to individuals or bodies within that campaign according to the share decided upon by the Commission.
(3) The Minister may seek to have passages amended if he considers them untrue or believes that their publication would be unlawful and if the authors of the sections are not willing to revise the disputed passages, the question shall be referred to the Commission for final decision.
(4) All the statements made shall be published by the Minister in charge, with an introduction stating the Government's view in no more than half of the total number of words allocated to each campaign, and shall be sent to every household with one or more individuals entitled to vote in the referendum.
(5) In this section "Minister in charge of the proposed provision" means—
(a) in relation to provision proposed to be made by Act of Parliament, the Minister of the Crown in charge of the Bill for that Act in that House of Parliament in which the Bill is first introduced; and
(b) in relation to provision proposed to be made by subordinate legislation, the Minister of the Crown authorised by the parent Act of Parliament to make that subordinate legislation.'.
