S.C.B.
Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 8th July 1999
STANDING COMMITTEE B
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
FOOD STANDARDS BILL
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
127
Clause 14, page 7, line 26, after 'person', insert 'or any person accompanying an authorised person under 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).
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
45
Clause 19, page 9, line 19, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Mr Andrew George
Dr Peter Brand
111
Clause 19, page 9, line 19, leave out from 'Agency' to 'publish' in line 20 and insert 'shall (unless it can justify specific considerations of confidentiality why it should not)'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
115
Clause 19, page 9, leave out line 29.
Mr Andrew George
83
Clause 19, page 9, line 31, leave out subsection (3).
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
46
Clause 19, page 10, line 4, leave out subsection (7).
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
47
Clause 20, page 10, line 28, leave out 'of humans'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
116
Clause 21, page 10, line 33, leave out subsection (1).
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
48
Clause 21, page 10, leave out line 38.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
49
Clause 21, page 10, line 40, after 'Wales', insert 'in Scotland'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
50
Clause 21, page 10, line 42, after 'make' insert 'reasonable'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
51
Clause 22, page 11, line 30, leave out subsection (4).
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
52
Clause 22, page 11, line 32, leave out subsection (5).
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
53
Clause 22, page 11, line 36, leave out from 'subsection (5)' to end of line 37.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
54
Clause 22, page 11, line 38, leave out from 'be' to 'within' in line 39 and insert 'published'.
Mr James Paice
Mrs Caroline Spelman
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
55
Clause 23, page 12, line 2, after 'the', insert 'comparative'.
Mr Andrew George
84
Clause 23, page 12, line 5, after 'costs', insert '(including any potential long-term costs to public health)'.
Mr Andrew George
Dr Peter Brand
128
Clause 23, page 12, line 9, at end insert—
'(d) the probable impacts (including cost) upon small food processors, craft producers and small food retailers.'.
