S.C.D.

Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 18th March 1999

STANDING COMMITTEE D

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New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

WELFARE REFORM AND PENSIONS BILL

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [2nd March], as follows:—

Clauses 1 to 5, Schedule 1, Clauses 6 to 14, Schedule 2, Clause 15, Schedule 3, Clauses 16 and 17, Schedule 4, Clauses 18 to 27, Schedule 5, Clauses 28 to 42, Schedule 6, Clauses 43 to 47, Clause 50, Clause 48, Schedule 7, Clause 49, Clause 60, Clause 58, Clauses 51 to 57, Clauses 61 to 68, Clause 71, New Clauses, New Schedules, Clause 59, Schedule 8, Clause 69, Schedule 9, Clause 70, Clause 72, Schedule 10, Clauses 73 to 75.

   

Mr Ian Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

149

Schedule     3,     page     68,     line     41,     at end insert—

'(c) is made in terms to be prescribed in regulations.'.

   

Mr Ian Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

150

Schedule     3,     page     69,     line     4,     at end insert—

    '(2A) In section 24(1)(c) the words "ante-nuptial or" are deleted'.

   

Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

162

Schedule     3,     page     69,     line     24,     at end insert—

    '(3A) The Court shall not exercise its powers under this section unless it is satisfied that it cannot achieve a just redistribution of the parties' resources by using its other powers under section 21 above.'.

   

Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

151

Schedule     3,     page     69,     line     43,     leave out from 'made' to end of line 45.

   

Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

152

Schedule     3,     page     69,     line     48,     after 'a', insert 'previous'.

   

Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

154

Schedule     3,     page     69,     line     48,     leave out 'in relation to the marriage'.

   

Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

153

Schedule     3,     page     69,     line     51,     at end insert—

'(c) or has been the subject of an earmarking order.'

   

Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

155

Schedule     3,     page     70,     line     3,     after 'a', insert 'previous'.

   

Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

156

Schedule     3,     page     70,     line     3,     leave out 'in relation to the marriage.'.

   

Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

163

Schedule     3,     page     70,     leave out lines 14 to 21.

   

Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

157

Schedule     3,     page     70,     line     29,     after 'a', insert 'previous'.

   

Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

158

Schedule     3,     page     70,     line     29,     leave out 'in relation to the marriage.'.

   

Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

159

Schedule     3,     page     70,     line     35,     after 'a', insert 'previous'.

   

Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

160

Schedule     3,     page     70,     line     35,     leave out 'in relation to the marriage.'.

   

Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

164

Schedule     3,     page     70,     leave out lines 49 and 50 and insert 'affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament.'.

   

Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Quentin Davies
Mr Eric Pickles

75

Schedule     3,     page     70,     line     50,     at end insert—

    '(2B) No pension sharing order shall be made in respect of a pension arrangement which has already been the subject of a pension sharing order.'.

   

Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Quentin Davies
Mr Eric Pickles

76

Schedule     3,     page     70,     line     50,     at end insert—

    '(2C) No pension sharing order shall be made in favour of a person aged less than 40 years.'.

   

Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Quentin Davies
Mr Eric Pickles

77

Schedule     3,     page     70,     line     50,     at end insert—

    '(2D) No pension sharing order shall be made which is materially contrary to the interests of any child of the family, or any other child of either of the parties.'.

   

Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

161

Schedule     3,     page     71,     line     10,     at end insert—

'(c) in subsection (2)(a) the words "or is likely to have in the foreseeable future" are deleted.'.

   

Mr Ian Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

148

Schedule     3,     page     71,     line     10,     at end insert—

'(c) in subsection 2, at the end there is inserted—

    "(i) any prenuptial financial agreement between the parties".'.

   

Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

165

Schedule     3,     page     71,     line     23,     after first 'order' insert 'following an appeal'.

   

Mr Ian Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

166

Schedule     3,     page     72,     leave out lines 4 to 26 and insert—

    '9. After section 40 there is inserted—

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"Coming into effect of pension sharing orders.

'40A No pension sharing order shall take effect until after the time allowed for appeal has expired.".'

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Mr Ian Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

182

Schedule     4,     page     72,     line     36,     at end insert—

'(c) after the words "for the benefit of the other party" there is added "or a child of the family"'.

   

Mr Ian Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

183

Schedule     4,     page     73,     leave out line 17 and insert—

    '(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) for "scheme" is substituted "arrangement"

(b) after the words "to the other party" is added "or to a child of the family"'.

   

Mr Ian Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

184

Schedule     4,     page     73,     leave out lines 18 to 24 and insert—

    '(3) In subsection (2)—

(a) in paragraph (a)

    (i) from the words from "trustees" to "have" there is substituted "person responsible for the pension arrangement in question has",

    (ii) for "them" there is substituted "him", and

    (iii) after the words "to the other party" there is added "or to a child of the family", and

(b) in paragraph (b) after the words "to nominate the other party" there is added "or a child of the family", and

(c) in paragraph (c)

    (i) for the words "trustees or managers of the pension scheme" there is substituted "person responsible for the pension arrangement", and

    (ii) after the words "for the benefit of the other party" there is added "or a child of the family".'.

   

Mr Ian Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

168

Schedule     4,     page     73,     line     32,     leave out 'in relation to the marriage'.

   

Mr Ian Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

169

Schedule     4,     page     73,     line     33,     leave out 'between the parties to the marriage'.

   

Mr Ian Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

167

Schedule     4,     page     75,     line     22,     at end insert—

'(c) a stakeholder pension scheme,

(d) a pension held in the form of units in a unit trust, or shares in an investment trust or in an open-ended investment company which is approved as a pension vehicle by the Inland Revenue.'.

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Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

170

Clause     19,     page     14,     line     32,     leave out 'other than an excepted public service scheme.'.

   

Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Quentin Davies

171

Clause     19,     page     14,     leave out lines 38 to 41.

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Mr Stephen Timms

116

Clause     20,     page     16,     line     9,     leave out 'person to whose rights the provision relates' and insert 'party who is the transferor'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

117

Clause     20,     page     16,     line     11,     leave out 'it' and insert 'the provision'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

118

Clause     20,     page     16,     line     25,     leave out 'person to whose rights the provision relates' and insert 'party who is the transferor'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

119

Clause     20,     page     16,     line     26,     leave out 'it' and insert 'the provision'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms

120

Clause     20,     page     16,     line     28,     leave out from '1985' to end of line 29 and insert 'which relates to benefits or future benefits to which the party who is the transferor is entitled under the pension arrangement to which the provision relates.'.

Prepared 18 Mar 1999