S.C.B.
Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 6th July 1999
STANDING COMMITTEE B
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
FOOD STANDARDS BILL
Clause 5 (Advisory committees).
Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
114
Clause 6, page 3, line 14, after 'function', insert ', whether requested to do so or not,'.
Mr Andrew George
Dr Peter Brand
108
Clause 6, page 3, line 16, at end insert 'and standards including nutrition and labelling'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
21
Clause 6, page 3, line 19, at end insert—
'(1A) All advice provided under this section shall be published unless the Agency considers that there are overriding national or commercial interests which preclude its publication, in which case the Agency must publish its reasons for not publishing.'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
22
Clause 6, page 3, line 20, leave out subsections (2) and (3).
Mr Andrew George
Dr Peter Brand
109
Clause 7, page 3, line 29, after 'safety', insert 'and standards including nutrition and labelling'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
23
Clause 7, page 3, line 35, leave out 'the Agency considers'.
Mr Andrew George
Dr Peter Brand
110
Clause 8, page 3, line 38, after 'safety', insert 'and standards including nutrition and labelling'.
Mr Andrew George
80
Clause 8, page 3, line 44, at end insert 'including consumer-focused research to ascertain consumer attitudes to matters connected with food.'.
Mr Andrew George
79
Clause 9, page 4, line 9, after 'safety', insert 'and standards including nutrition and labelling'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
24
Clause 9, page 4, line 10, at end insert ' , but has the additional duty of ensuring that all animal feedingstuffs are accurately labelled with a complete list of ingredients, whether they are genetically modified and the country of origin of each ingredient'.
Mr Andrew George
81
Clause 9, page 4, line 10, at end insert 'although these matters shall be secondary to the Agency's primary function of promoting and protecting public health.'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
25
Clause 9, page 4, line 11, leave out subsection (2).
Mr Andrew George
82
Clause 9, page 4, line 15, leave out 'substitution, for' and insert 'addition, to'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
26
Clause 11, page 5, line 1, after 'The', insert 'Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
27
Clause 11, page 5, line 1, after 'individual', insert 'with relevant qualifications'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
28
Clause 11, page 5, line 8, after 'hour', insert 'by prior appointment'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
29
Clause 11, page 5, line 9, at end insert 'that are materially relevant to any ongoing investigation, but shall provide a receipt in respect of any such samples taken'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
30
Clause 11, page 5, line 10, after 'premises', insert 'that are materially relevant to any ongoing investigation and'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
73
Clause 11, page 5, line 13, at end insert ', but shall provide a receipt in respect of any such records copied'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
31
Clause 11, page 5, line 18, leave out, ' if so required,'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
32
Clause 11, page 5, line 18, after 'authority', insert 'and shall state the purpose of his visit'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
118
Clause 11, page 5, line 30, after 'information', insert 'or releases or exposes any sample'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
119
Clause 11, page 5, line 31, after 'premises', insert 'or thereafter'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
33
Clause 11, page 5, line 35, after 'obstructs', insert 'without reasonable excuse'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
34
Clause 12, page 6, line 14, leave out subsection (5).
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
35
Clause 13, page 6, line 37, after 'copy', insert 'for internal use within the Agency only'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
36
Clause 14, page 6, line 39, after 'The', insert 'Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
37
Clause 14, page 6, line 39, after 'individual', insert 'with relevant qualifications'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
38
Clause 14, page 7, line 5, at end insert 'that are materially relevant to any ongoing investigation, but shall provide a receipt in respect of any such samples taken'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
39
Clause 14, page 7, line 6, after 'premises', insert 'that are materially relevant to any ongoing investigation'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
74
Clause 14, page 7, line 8, at end insert ', but shall provide a receipt in respect of any such records copied'.
Dr Ian Gibson
124
*Clause 14, page 7, line 13, at end insert—
'(aa) any official laboratory,'.
Dr Ian Gibson
125
*Clause 14, page 7, line 14, after 'any', insert 'non-official'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
40
Clause 14, page 7, line 22, leave out 'he may consider appropriate' and insert 'with a relevant qualification and whose presence is necessary for the performance of his powers'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
41
Clause 14, page 7, line 24, leave out ', if so required,'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
120
Clause 14, page 7, line 26, after 'person', insert 'and any other person accompanying him in accordance with subsection (5).'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
121
Clause 14, page 7, line 27, after 'information', insert 'or releases or exposes any sample'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
122
Clause 14, page 7, line 28, after 'premises', insert 'or thereafter'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
42
Clause 16, page 8, line 30, after 'obstructs', insert 'without reasonable excuse'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
43
Clause 17, page 9, line 1, at end insert—
'(1A) After making such an order the Agency must publish its reasons for doing so within 14 days.'
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
44
Clause 17, page 9, line 8, leave out subsection (4).
