Amendment Paper as at
Monday 22nd 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'.
ROYAL PARKS (TRADING) BILL AND TELEVISION LICENCES (DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION) BILL (ALLOCATION OF TIME)
Margaret Beckett
Mr Secretary Smith
That the following provisions shall apply to the remaining proceedings on the Royal Parks (Trading) Bill and the Television Licences (Disclosure of Information) Bill
Timetable
1.(1) Remaining proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading of the Royal Parks (Trading) Bill shall be completed at today's sitting and brought to a conclusion (if not previously concluded) four hours after the commencement of proceedings on this Motion.
(2) Proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading of the Television Licences (Disclosure of Information) Bill shall be completed at today's sitting and brought to a conclusion (if not previously concluded) five hours after the commencement of proceedings on this Motion.
Questions to be put
2.(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing proceedings on either Bill to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1.
(2) The Speaker shall forthwith put the following Questions (but no others)
(a) any Question already proposed from the Chair;
(b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed;
(c) the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown;
(d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded.
(3) On a Motion made for a new Clause or Schedule, the Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.
(4) If two or more Questions would otherwise fall to be put under sub-paragraph (2)(c) on amendments moved or Motions made by a Minister of the Crown, the Speaker shall instead put a single Question in relation to those amendments or Motions.
Miscellaneous
3. Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply at today's sitting to proceedings to which this Order applies.
4. Proceedings to which this Order applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.
5. No Motion shall be made to alter the order in which proceedings on either Bill are taken or to recommit either Bill.
6. No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to either Bill except by a Minister of the Crown; and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.
7. If at today's sitting
(a) a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) has been stood over to Seven o'clock; but
(b) proceedings to which this Order applies have begun before then,
proceedings on that Motion shall stand postponed until the conclusion of those proceedings.
8. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply to either Bill.
Supplemental orders
9. The proceedings on any motion made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order shall (if not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after they have been commenced; and Standing Order No. 15(1) shall apply to those proceedings.
10. If at today's sitting the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the time at which any proceedings are to be brought to a conclusion under this Order, no notice shall be required of a Motion made at the next sitting by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order.