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Mr Howard Flight 43 Schedule 2, page 41, line 17, at end add—'8 The Board must within one year of this schedule coming into operation consult such organisations as appear to it to be representative of employers, including employers in small and medium sized enterprises, about the operation of this schedule and make a report to Parliament setting out the outcome of such consultations.'.
Mr Howard Flight 22 Clause 33, page 21, line 40, leave out 'seven' and insert 'ten'.
Mr Howard Flight 23 Clause 33, page 21, line 40, at end add—'(3) The Secretary of State shall within one year of this section coming into effect and every year thereafter make a report to Parliament on—
Mr Howard Flight 44 Clause 34, page 22, line 8, leave out 'serious'.
Steve Webb 72 Clause 35, page 22, line 21, leave out 'or neglect'.
Steve Webb 73 Clause 36, page 23, line 8, leave out 'and'.
Steve Webb 74 Clause 36, page 23, line 9, at end insert 'and—
Mr Howard Flight 54 Clause 37, page 23, line 17, at beginning insert 'Subject to subsection (1A) below'.
Mr Howard Flight 55 Clause 37, page 23, line 19, at end insert—'(1A) The General Commissioners or the Special Commissioners may allow notice of an appeal under section 36 to be given more than thirty days after the date on which notice of the decision was given if it appears reasonable for them to do so.'.
Steve Webb 75 Clause 37, page 23, line 21, leave out subsections (3) to (7) and insert—'(3) An appeal under section 36 shall be to an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter 1 to the Social Security Act 1998, and the provisions of sections 12 to 16 of the Social Security Act 1998 (and Regulations made thereunder) shall apply with like effect to appeals under section 36.'.
Mr Howard Flight 106 Clause 37, page 23, line 21, leave out from 'be' to end of line 23 and insert 'to a Social Security Appeal Tribunal'.
Mr Howard Flight 56 Clause 37, page 23, line 29, leave out from 'notice' to end of line 30.
Ms Karen Buck 88 Clause 38, page 24, line 5, leave out ', child tax credit or working tax credit (or both),' and insert 'working tax credit (but such regulations shall not exclude entitlement to persons subject to immigration control who are entitled to take up or be engaged in employment in the United Kingdom)'.
Steve Webb 76 Schedule 3, page 46, line 4, at end insert—'28A In sections 150 and 152 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, replace at all places where they appear references to the "Secretary of State" with "Secretary of State or Treasury", and in section 150(1) of the same Act after sub-paragraph (k) but before the words "in order to determine" insert a sub-paragraph (l)—
Steve Webb 118 Schedule 3, page 46, line 4, at end insert—'28B In sections 170 and 172-174 (except section 172(5)) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5), at all places where they appear replace references to the "Secretary of State" and "his functions" with "Secretary of State or Treasury" and "their functions" respectively, and in section 170(5) of the same Act after sub-paragraph (b) add:
Dawn Primarolo 93 Schedule 3, page 46, line 43, after 'of' insert 'Part 1 of'.
NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART 1Offence of repeated incorrect statement
Mr Howard Flight NC1 To move the following Clause—'(1) A person commits an offence if he fraudulently or negligently—
(2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
Aggravated tax credit fraud
Mr Howard Flight NC2 To move the following Clause—'(1) A person is guilty of aggravated tax credit fraud if he is knowingly concerned in any fraudulent activity undertaken with a view to obtaining payments of a tax credit by him or any other person and—
Increased penalty for dishonest representations for obtaining benefit etc.
Mr Howard Flight NC3 To move the following Clause—'In subsection (3)(b) of section 111A of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) the word "seven" is omitted and the word "ten" substituted.'.
Increased penalty for false representations for obtaining benefit etc.
Mr Howard Flight NC4 To move the following Clause:—'In subsection (2) of section 112 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, "3" is omitted and "6" is substituted.'.
Effect of working tax credit on housing or council tax benefits
Steve Webb NC5 To move the following Clause:—'No award of working tax credit under this Act shall be taken into account in the determination of any housing or council tax benefit to which a person may be entitled under any other enactment.'.
Review and alteration of rates of tax credits
Steve Webb NC6 To move the following Clause:—'Section 150 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 shall apply with like effect to tax credits and paragraph 28A of Schedule 3 to this Act shall amend the said section 150 accordingly.'.
Passporting
Ms Karen Buck NC7 To move the following Clause—'.—A person entitled to the maximum rate of child tax credit shall be entitled to:
Access to Social Fund
Mr Howard Flight NC8 To move the following Clause:—'Before the coming into effect of this Act, the Secretary of State shall lay before Parliament regulations providing for the conditions and qualifications for access to the Social Fund of persons ceasing to qualify for income support or income based jobseeker's allowance upon the coming into effect of this Act.'.
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