NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
given up to and including
Thursday 18th May 2000
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
TELEVISION LICENCES (DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION) BILL
NEW CLAUSES
Liability of directors etc.
Mr Secretary Smith
NC2
To move the following Clause—
'.—(1) If an offence under section 3 committed by a body corporate is shown—
(a) to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer, or
(b) to be attributable to any neglect on his part,
the officer as well as the body corporate is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(2) If the affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members, subsection (1) applies in relation to the acts and defaults of a member in connection with his functions of management as if he were a director of the body.
(3) "Officer", in relation to a body corporate, means a director, member of the committee of management, chief executive, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body, or a person purporting to act in any such capacity.'.
Existing rights to be preserved
Mr David Maclean
Mr Denis MacShane
NC1
To move the following Clause:—
' No provisions of this Act shall reduce or remove any existing rights of persons who currently receive reduced fee or free television licences to continue to receive these after the passing of this Act.'.
Mr David Maclean
8
Page 1, line 6 [Clause 1], leave out from first 'BBC' to end and insert 'affirm or reject the validity of a claim, put to the BBC, that a person is—
(a) over 74 years of age; or
(b) residing at the said address.'.
Mr David Maclean
9
Page 1, line 7 [Clause 1], leave out 'For the purposes of subsection (1)' and insert 'In so far as the purposes of subsection (1) relate to the supply of information'.
Mr Eric Forth
3
Page 1, line 7 [Clause 1], after 'any' insert 'prescribed'.
Mr David Maclean
10
Page 1, line 9 [Clause 1], leave out subsections (3) and (4).
Mr Eric Forth
4
Page 1, line 10 [Clause 1], after 'means' insert 'relevant'.
Mr Eric Forth
1
Page 1, line 10 [Clause 1], leave out 'of a prescribed description' and insert 'essential for the purpose of verifying the ages of persons in connection with the provision of television licensing'.
Mr Eric Forth
5
Page 1, line 14 [Clause 1], after 'means' insert 'relevant'.
Mr Eric Forth
2
Page 1, line 14 [Clause 1], leave out 'of a prescribed description' and insert 'essential for the purpose of verifying the ages of persons in connection with the provision of television licensing'.
Mr David Maclean
11
Page 1, line 17 [Clause 2], after 'only' insert 'to affirm or reject the validity of a claim relating to the age and address of a person'.
Mr David Maclean
12
Page 1, line 24 [Clause 3], after 'he' insert 'knowingly'.
Mr David Maclean
13
Page 2, line 3 [Clause 3], after 'he' insert 'knowingly'.
Mr David Maclean
14
Page 2, line 5 [Clause 3], leave out subsection (3).
Mr David Maclean
15
Page 2, line 29 [Clause 3], leave out paragraph (a).
Mr Eric Forth
6
Page 2, line 43 [Clause 5], leave out 'annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House' and insert 'affirmative resolution of both Houses'.
Mr Eric Forth
7
Page 3, line 1 [Clause 5], leave out subsection (3).
Mr David Maclean
16
Page 3, line 2 [Clause 6], leave out 'Disclosure' and insert 'Affirmation'.
