S.C.B.
Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 18th April 2002
STANDING COMMITTEE B
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
ENTERPRISE BILL
Dr Vincent Cable
135
Clause 8, page 4, line 6, leave out fourth 'or' and insert 'and'.
Dr Vincent Cable
76
Clause 11, page 5, line 3, leave out from 'feature' to 'of' and insert 'agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings or concerted practices in'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
18
Clause 11, page 5, line 4, leave out from 'services' to end of line 5 and insert 'prevents, restricts or distorts competition'.
Dr Vincent Cable
80
Clause 11, page 5, line 4, leave out 'significantly'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
19
Clause 11, page 5, line 6, leave out '90' and insert '60'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
20
Clause 11, page 5, line 12, at end insert—
'(3A) In the event that the OFT decides to take no action, and an undertaking has incurred costs as a result of the complaint, the consumer body which made the complaint shall bear the reasonable costs of that undertaking'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
25
Clause 11, page 5, line 13, leave out subsection (4).
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
21
Clause 11, page 5, line 17, leave out from 'body' to 'such' in line 19 and insert 'where he is satisfied that it is fully representative of the legitimate interests of consumers and that it meets'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
22
Clause 11, page 5, line 18, after 'consumers', insert 'of products or services of any description'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
26
Clause 11, page 5, line 19, leave out 'he may publish for the purposes of this section' and insert 'are listed in Schedule 27'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
23
Clause 11, page 5, line 20, at end insert—
'(6A) The status of "designated consumer body" for the purposes of this section shall be renewed by the Secretary of State on an annual basis and revoked if he thinks fit.'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
24
Clause 11, page 5, leave out lines 31 and 32.
Mr Harry Barnes
122
Clause 196, page 142, line 41, at end insert—
'(1A) The Secretary of State may by order provide that section 11 is to apply to complaints made by a designated producer body in the same way as to complaints by a designated consumer body.
(1B) "Designated producer body" means a trade union or other body designated by the Secretary of State by order.'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
30
Clause 16, page 7, line 36, leave out paragraphs (d) and (e).
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
31
Clause 16, page 8, line 3, at end insert—
'(3A) The Tribunal shall also have the power to grant injunctive relief.'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
55
Clause 16, page 8, line 25, at end insert—
'(5A) The limitation period for bringing claims pursuant to this section shall be six months from the date on which the cause of action arose.'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
70
Clause 17, page 8, line 33, after 'specified', insert 'consumer'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
57
Clause 17, page 8, line 34, leave out 'two' and insert 'fifty'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
58
Clause 17, page 8, line 41, after 'may', insert 'only'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
32
Page 8, line 29, leave out Clause 17.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
60
Clause 18, page 9, leave out line 33.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
61
Clause 18, page 9, leave out line 34.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
Dr Vincent Cable
62
Clause 18, page 10, line 20, at end insert—
'( ) In section 46(3) of the 1998 Act, there is inserted after (h)—
| "(i) | to issue a notice under section 26 requiring the production of specified documents or information, |
| (j) | to investigate premises without a warrant under section 27, |
| (k) | to investigate premises with a warrant under section 28, |
| (l) | not to investigate a complaint under Chapter I or II, |
| (m) | not to grant interim measures under section 35.".'. |
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
59
Page 9, line 25, leave out Clause 18.
Dr Vincent Cable
77
Clause 179, page 130, line 28, leave out 'dishonestly' and insert 'knowingly or recklessly'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
Dr Vincent Cable
139
Clause 179, page 130, line 31, at end insert—
'(1A) An individual is only guilty of an offence under subsection (1) if he dishonestly agrees with one or more other persons to make or implement or cause to be made or implemented agreements which fall within section 2 of the 1998 Act and do not meet the criteria in section 9 of the 1998 Act'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
86
Clause 179, page 130, line 32, leave out 'if operating as the parties to the agreement intend'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
87
Clause 179, page 131, line 20, at end insert—
'(8) It shall be a defence to the offence in section 179(1), if the arrangements in question:
| (a) | contribute to improving the production or distribution of goods or to promoting technical or economic progress, while allowing consumers a fair share of the resulting benefit, and which does not: |
| (b) | impose on the undertakings concerned restrictions which are not indispensable to the attainment of these objectives; |
| (c) | do not afford such undertakings the possibility of eliminating competition in respect of a substantial part of the products in question'. |
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
88
Clause 179, page 131, line 20, at end insert—
'(9) This section shall not enter into force until three years after the entry into force of the European Commission's reforms of Community competition law'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
85
Page 130, line 27, leave out Clause 179.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
89
Page 131, line 21, leave out Clause 180.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
36
Clause 181, page 132, line 11, leave out 'to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
90
Clause 181, page 132, line 12, leave out 'five' and insert 'three'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
37
Clause 181, page 132, line 12, leave out 'or to both'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
39
Clause 181, page 132, line 13, leave out 'to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
40
Clause 181, page 132, line 14, leave out 'or to both'.
