S.C.A.
Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 29th March 2001
STANDING COMMITTEE A
REGULATORY REFORM BILL [LORDS]
Mr Brian Cotter
Dr Vincent Cable
38
Clause 6, page 5, line 23, at end insert 'and a written statement as outlined in subsection (2A)'.
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Richard Page
Mr James Gray
24
Clause 6, page 6, line 1, after 'benefits', insert 'and disbenefits'.
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Richard Page
Mr James Gray
25
Clause 6, page 6, line 1, after 'savings', insert 'or increases'.
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Richard Page
Mr James Gray
26
Clause 6, page 6, line 2, at end insert—
'(ia) a statement analysing the financial and other impact on persons likely to be affected by any of the provisions of the proposed order,'.
Mr Brian Cotter
Dr Vincent Cable
32
Clause 6, page 6, line 3, at end insert—
'(ja) the manner and timetable of any such consultation.'.
Mr Brian Cotter
Dr Vincent Cable
37
Clause 6, page 6, line 6, at end add—
'(2A) The statement referred to in subsection (1) is a statement that in the opinion of the Minister his draft proposals do not have any significant constitutional implications.'.
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Richard Page
Mr James Gray
27
Clause 7, page 6, line 13, leave out 'shall disclose the fact that the respondent has made representations, but'.
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Richard Page
Mr James Gray
28
Clause 7, page 6, line 35, at end add 'and—
(c) is agreed by that committee to remain confidential and not be further disclosed.'.
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Richard Page
Mr James Gray
29
Clause 10, page 8, line 39, leave out 'appearing to him to be'.
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Richard Page
Mr James Gray
39
Clause 10, page 8, line 42, after 'Wales', insert—
'(ba) bodies representative of persons substantially affected by the enforcement activity to which the code of practice relates,'.
Mr Graham Stringer
34
Clause 15, page 11, line 4, leave out subsection (4).
NEW CLAUSES
Annual report
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Richard Page
Mr James Gray
NC1
To move the following Clause:—
'The Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office shall produce an Annual Report to Parliament every year setting out the operation of this Act and any other relevant regulatory or deregulatory matters during the previous year and describing the government's programme for the use of this Act for the forthcoming year.'.
Expiry of this Act
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Richard Page
Mr James Gray
NC2
To move the following Clause:—
'(1) This Act will expire five years after the day on which it is passed unless in the fifth year the Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office by order made by statutory instrument provides for all of the provisions of this Act to continue in force for a further period of five years.
(2) No order shall be made under subsection (1) above unless a draft of the order, which shall be accompanied by a review of the operation of the Act over the previous five years, has been laid before and approved by a Resolution of each House of Parliament.
(3) Every further successive period of five years after the day on which it is passed this Act will expire unless a further order equivalent to that described in subsection (1) above, subject to subsection (2), is made.'.
Annual Report
Mr Brian Cotter
Dr Vincent Cable
NC3
To move the following Clause:—
'.—A Minister of the Crown shall lay before both Houses of Parliament every 12 months from enactment of this Act a report on the operation of this Act, including a report on the operation of orders made under the Act, and any need for their amendment.'.
Review of orders
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Richard Page
Mr James Gray
NC4
To move the following Clause:—
'.—(1) Every order made under section 1 will include a provision for the Minister to present a report on the operation of the order in the fifth year after it has come into effect and for the order to cease to be in effect if there is a resolution to that effect by either House of Parliament within ninety days of that report being laid.
(2) In reckoning the period of ninety days referred to in subsection (1) above, no account shall be taken of any time during which Parliament is dissolved or prorogued or during which either House is adjourned for more than four days.
(3) The report described in subsection (1) above should include a review of the effectiveness of the order and of each of the matters set out in Section 6(2) above in comparison to the statements laid before Parliament when the order was first made.'.
EXTRACT FROM THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE (19TH MARCH) That the following provisions shall apply to the Regulatory Reform Bill [Lords]—
Standing Committee
1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
2. The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it shall meet.
3. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 29th March.
That—
(1) in addition to the first sitting at half-past Ten o'clock on Tuesday 27th March, three further sittings shall be allotted to the consideration of the Regulatory Reform Bill [Lords],
(2) the second sitting shall be held on that day at half-past Four o'clock.
(3) the third sitting shall be held on Thursday 29th March at five minutes to Ten o'clock,
(4) the fourth sitting shall be held on that day at half-past Two o'clock, and
(5) proceedings on the Bill shall be brought to a conclusion at Five o'clock at that sitting (unless concluded earlier).
