Amendment Paper as at
Wednesday 24th February 1999
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS (TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS, ETC.) BILL [LORDS], AS AMENDED
Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Quentin Davies
Mr Eric Pickles
1
Page 2, line 16 [Clause 3], leave out line 16.
Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Quentin Davies
Mr Eric Pickles
2
Page 2, line 18 [Clause 3], leave out from 'prosecutions)' to end of line 19.
Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Quentin Davies
Mr Eric Pickles
3
Page 5 [Clause 10], leave out lines 30 to 39 and insert 'for an officer of the Board to resubmit a case to the Commissioners if, in his view, a material change of circumstances has occurred since an earlier decision was made by the Commissioners; and in any such case it shall be for the Commissioners to determine whether any such change of circumstances which would warrant their setting aside their earlier decision has indeed occurred.'.
Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Quentin Davies
Mr Eric Pickles
4
Page 15, line 4 [Clause 25], leave out from 'shall' to end of line 5 and insert 'not be made unless a draft of it has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.'.
Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Quentin Davies
Mr Eric Pickles
5
Page 16, line 13 [Clause 28], leave out 'on the passing of this Act' and insert 'when the Secretary of State has presented to Parliament a report on the anticipated net administrative financial effects of this Act.'.
Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Quentin Davies
Mr Eric Pickles
6
Page 22, line 8 [Schedule 1], at end insert—
'(4AA) All such deductions, withholdings and payments by the Inland Revenue from sums due to the National Insurance Fund in each financial year shall be subject to a specific audit and report by the Audit Commission.'.
Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Quentin Davies
Mr Eric Pickles
7
Page 40, line 46 [Schedule 4], at end insert 'provided that, where such proceedings are brought without either distinguishing the amounts the employer is liable to pay or specifying the employees in question, the employer, if he be found guilty of any material default in his obligation to pay National Insurance, shall be entitled to be indemnified by the Inland Revenue for any costs and expenses incurred in defending himself in any such proceedings.'.
Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Quentin Davies
Mr Eric Pickles
8
Page 46, line 3 [Schedule 6], at end insert 'except that, in the case of the authorities listed in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above, such information shall exclude the names or addresses of individuals.'.
