Amendments proposed to the Access to Justice Bill [Lords], As Amended - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Keith Vaz

87

Page     4,     line     26     [Clause     4],     at end insert—

    '(8A) The Commission may charge—

(a) for accreditation,

(b) for monitoring the services provided by accredited persons and bodies, and

(c) for authorising accreditation by others;

    and persons or bodies authorised to accredit may charge for accreditation, and for such monitoring, in accordance with the terms of their authorisation.'.

   

Mr Keith Vaz

88

Page     4,     line     28     [Clause     4],     leave out '(8)' and insert '(8A)'.

   

Mr William Hague
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Edward Garnier [R]
Mr Nick Hawkins [R]
Mr James Arbuthnot [R]

96

*Page     4,     line     38     [Clause     5],     at end insert—

    'In determining the amount appropriate for the funding of services as part of the Community Legal Service, the Lord Chancellor shall not take into account the level of expenditure expected for the Criminal Defence Service.'.

   

Mr Keith Vaz

11

Page     4,     line     43     [Clause     5],     at end insert—

    '( ) The Lord Chancellor shall lay before each House of Parliament a copy of every determination under subsection (2)(a).'.

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Mr Keith Vaz

12

Page     9,     line     32     [Clause     11],     leave out 'cases in which services have been' and insert 'relation to proceedings in which services are'.

   

Mr Keith Vaz

13

Page     9,     line     36     [Clause     11],     leave out 'the services were funded,' and insert 'services are funded by the Commission as part of the Community Legal Service,'.

   

Mr Keith Vaz

14

Page     9     [Clause     11],     leave out lines 40 and 41.

   

Mr Keith Vaz

15

Page     9,     line     44     [Clause     11],     at end insert—

'(da) requiring the payment by the Commission of the whole or part of any costs incurred by a party for whom services are not funded by the Commission as part of the Community Legal Service,'.

   

Mr Keith Vaz

16

Page     9,     line     46     [Clause     11],     leave out 'such a party' and insert 'a party for whom services are so funded'.

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Mr Keith Vaz

89

Page     10,     line     38     [Clause     12],     at end insert—

    '(4A) The Commission may charge—

(a) for accreditation,

(b) for monitoring the services provided by accredited persons and bodies, and

(c) for authorising accreditation by others;

    and persons or bodies authorised to accredit may charge for accreditation, and for such monitoring, in accordance with the terms of their authorisation.'.

   

Mr Keith Vaz

90

Page     10,     line     40     [Clause     12],     leave out 'subsection (4)' and insert 'subsections (4) and (4A)'.

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Mr William Hague
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Edward Garnier [R]
Mr Nick Hawkins [R]
Mr James Arbuthnot [R]

97

*Page     12,     line     34     [Clause     15],     at end insert 'save that an individual who has been provided with advice or assistance at a police station by a representative whom he has not expressly selected shall have the right to select another representative for representation.'.

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Mr Keith Vaz

17

Page     13,     line     7     [Clause     16],     at end insert—

    'and duties on employees who are members of a professional body to comply with the rules of the body.'.

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Mr Keith Vaz

18

Page     16,     line     17     [Clause     22],     leave out second 'of' and insert 'to'.

   

Mr Keith Vaz

19

Page     16,     line     30     [Clause     22],     at end insert—

    '(6) Regulations made under subsection (5) may in particular authorise the exercise of the functions of any court or tribunal by any member or officer of that or any other court or tribunal.'.

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Mr Keith Vaz

20

Page     17,     line     29     [Clause     25],     at end insert '(including different areas)'.

   

Mr Keith Vaz

21

Page     17,     line     32     [Clause     25],     leave out '(c)' and insert '(da)'.

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Mr Keith Vaz

22

Page     18,     line     5     [Clause     26],     after first 'and', insert ', subject to any time limits which may be prescribed,'.

   

Mr Keith Vaz

23

Page     18,     line     14     [Clause     27],     after 'but', insert (subject to subsection (5))'.

   

Mr Keith Vaz

24

Page     18,     line     22     [Clause     27],     leave out 'enhanced fees' and insert 'a success fee'.

   

Mr Keith Vaz

25

Page     18,     line     37     [Clause     27],     leave out 'enhanced fees' and insert 'a success fee'.

   

Mr Keith Vaz

26

Page     18,     line     47     [Clause     27],     at end insert—

    '(5) If a conditional fee agreement is an agreement to which section 57 of the Solicitors Act 1974 (non-contentious business agreements between solicitor and client) applies, subsection (1) shall not make it unenforceable.'.

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Mr William Hague
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Edward Garnier [R]
Mr Nick Hawkins [R]
Mr James Arbuthnot [R]

98

*Page     19,     line     3     [Clause     27],     after 'proceedings', insert 'save those brought under Section 82 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990'.

   

Mr Keith Vaz

27

Page     19,     line     25     [Clause     27],     leave out 'enhanced fees' and insert 'a success fee'.

   

Mr Keith Vaz

28

Page     19,     line     38     [Clause     27],     leave out from beginning to 'any' in line 42 and insert 'A costs order made in any proceedings may, subject in the case of court proceedings to rules of court, include provision requiring the payment of'.

   

Mr Keith Vaz

29

Page     19,     line     43     [Clause     27],     leave out 'the payment of enhanced fees' and insert 'a success fee'.

   

Mr Keith Vaz

30

Page     19,     line     45     [Clause     27],     leave out 'taxing' and insert 'assessment'.

   

Mr Keith Vaz

31

Page     19,     line     47     [Clause     27],     leave out 'the payment of enhanced fees' and insert 'a success fee'.

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Mr Keith Vaz

32

Page     21,     line     19     [Clause     28],     leave out 'taxing' and insert 'assessment'.

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Mr Keith Vaz

33

Page     22,     line     4     [Clause     32],     leave out 'disability working allowance' and insert 'disabled person's tax credit'.

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Mr Keith Vaz

34

Page     24,     line     31     [Clause     36],     leave out 'an advocate,' and insert 'a Crown Prosecutor or in any other description of employment,'.

   

Mr Keith Vaz

35

Page     24,     line     37     [Clause     36],     leave out 'or capacity'.

   

Mr Keith Vaz

36

Page     24,     line     39     [Clause     36],     leave out 'as advocates' and insert 'or limit the circumstances in which that right may be exercised by them by requiring them to be accompanied by some other person when exercising it'.

   

Mr Keith Vaz

37

Page     24,     line     43     [Clause     36],     leave out from beginning to end of line 2 on page 25 and insert 'employed.'.

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Mr Peter Brooke

94

*Page     27,     line     36     [Clause     46],     at end insert—

    '(     ) No person shall take or use any name, title or description implying that he is certificated as a notary by the Incorporated Company of Scriveners of London unless he is qualified to practise as a Scrivener notary in accordance with the rules and ordinances of that Company.

    (     ) A person who contravenes the preceding subsection shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale'.

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Mr Keith Vaz

*That Clause 54 be transferred to end of line 32 on page 33.

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Mr Keith Vaz

That Clause 59 be transferred to end of line 5 on page 31.

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Mr Keith Vaz

*That Clause 60 be transferred to end of line 32 on page 33.

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Mr Keith Vaz

That Clause 70 be transferred to end of line 32 on page 33.

   

Mr Keith Vaz

1

Page     39,     line     14     [Clause     70],     leave out from '(which' to 'has' in line 16 and insert 'makes provision about the enforcement of community orders by the Crown Court)'.

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Mr Keith Vaz

100

*Page     44,     line     34     [Clause     74],     leave out from beginning to end of line 10 on page 46 and insert—

'Funding.

59B.—(1) The Lord Chancellor may pay grants to the Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority in respect of the Authority's expenditure.     (2) Grants under this section shall be paid at such times, in such manner and subject to such conditions as the Lord Chancellor may with the concurrence of the Treasury determine.     (3) Each London local authority shall pay to the Authority such amount in respect of— (a) any kind of the Authority's expenditure in any year; or (b) if less, such amount as may, in relation to that kind of expenditure and that year, be for the time being determined by the Lord Chancellor,     as may be determined in accordance with regulations made by the Lord Chancellor by statutory instrument.     (4) The Lord Chancellor may by regulations made by statutory instrument make provision as to the making of payments under subsection (3) above, including provision— (a) as to whether payments are to be made by instalments or otherwise; (b) as to the time when payments are to be made; (c) conferring a right to interest on anything unpaid; and (d) permitting a London local authority to anticipate a payment under this section when making calculations in accordance with section 32 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (originally or by way of substitute).     (5) The Lord Chancellor may with the consent of the Treasury make provision by regulations made by statutory instrument as to how any kind of the Authority's expenditure is to be determined.     (6) Subject to any such regulations, the Lord Chancellor may direct that in determining any kind of the Authority's expenditure there shall be taken into account or disregarded, to such extent as may be specified in the direction, such items as may be so specified.     (7) A statutory instrument containing regulations made by virtue of this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.'.

Prepared 17 Jun 1999