S.C.B.
Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 7th May 2002
STANDING COMMITTEE B
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
ENTERPRISE BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee (16th April).
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
306
Clause 126, page 92, line 44, after 'services', insert—
| '(iii) | improvements to production or distribution; or |
| (iv) | promoting technical or economic progress'. |
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Dr John Pugh
35
Clause 129, page 94, line 23, leave out 'two years' and insert '12 months'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
307
Clause 130, page 95, line 26, at end insert—
'(7) In the event that the Commission decides that no remedial action needs to be taken following a market investigation, it shall reimburse the costs and legal expenses of the undertaking which have resulted from the investigation'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
308
Clause 133, page 97, line 28, at end insert 'as defined in section 126(2).'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
309
Clause 133, page 98, line 17, after 'benefits', insert 'as defined in section 126(8)'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
310
Clause 143, page 104, line 19, leave out '126 and'.
Andy Burnham
376
Clause 145, page 105, line 8, after 'security', insert 'and sport'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
311
Clause 148, page 108, line 1, leave out 'or needs to be varied or superseded'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
312
Clause 149, page 108, line 31, after 'means', insert 'evading'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
313
Clause 149, page 108, line 34, after 'reference', insert 'but not any such action which could be beneficial to competition or customers'.
Miss Melanie Johnson
194
Clause 152, page 110, line 5, after 'authority' insert 'or the OFT'.
Miss Melanie Johnson
370
Clause 160, page 115, line 4, at end insert—
| '(ca) | modifying networking arrangements (within the meaning given by section 39(1) of the Broadcasting Act 1990 (c.42));'. |
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
314
Clause 160, page 115, line 19, at end insert—
| '(k) | modifying the conditions of a licence granted under the Wireless Telegraphy Act.'. |
Miss Melanie Johnson
371
Clause 160, page 115, line 31, at end insert—
| '(ca) | in relation to any networking arrangements (within the meaning given by section 39(1) of the Broadcasting Act 1990 (c.42)), the duties of the Independent Television Commission under section 2(2) of that Act;'. |
Miss Melanie Johnson
372
Clause 160, page 116, line 16, at end insert—
| '(fa) | the Independent Television Commission;'. |
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
315
Clause 160, page 116, line 32, leave out subsection (9).
Miss Melanie Johnson
271
Schedule 8, page 212, line 35, at end insert '(as the case may be)'.
Miss Melanie Johnson
375
Schedule 8, page 213, line 32, at end insert—
| | 4A | For section 193 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 (modification of networking arrangements in consequence of reports under competition legislation) there shall be substituted— |
"193 Modification of networking arrangements in consequence of competition legislation (1) Where the Office of Fair Trading, the Competition Commission or (as the case may be) the Secretary of State (in this section "the relevant authority") makes a relevant order, the order may also provide for the modification of any networking arrangements to such extent as may appear to the relevant authority to be requisite or expedient for the purpose of giving effect to, or taking account of, any provision made by the order.
(2) In subsection (1) "relevant order" means—
| (a) | an order under section 71, 79 or 80 of, or paragraph 5, 10 or 11 of Schedule 6 to, the Enterprise Act 2002 where— |
| (i) | one or more than one of the enterprises which have, or may have, ceased to be distinct enterprises was engaged in the provision of programmes for broadcasting in regional Channel 3 services; or |
| (ii) | one or more than one of the enterprises which will or may cease to be distinct enterprises is engaged in the provision of such programmes; or |
| (b) | an order under section 152 or 153 of that Act where the feature, or combination of features, of the market in the United Kingdom for goods or services which prevents, restricts or distorts competition relates to the provision of programmes for broadcasting in regional Channel 3 services. |
(3) Expressions used in subsection (2) and in Part 3 or (as the case may be) Part 4 of the Enterprise Act 2002 have the same meanings in that subsection as in that Part.
(4) In this section —
"networking arrangements" means any such arrangements as are mentioned in section 39(1) above; and"regional Channel 3 service" has the meaning given by section 14(6) above."'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
316
Clause 164, page 120, line 5, at end insert 'but should be published as soon after such action or decision as is reasonably practicable.'.
Miss Melanie Johnson
272
Clause 164, page 120, leave out lines 8 to 10.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
317
Page 120, line 34, leave out Clause 166.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
318
Page 121, line 38, leave out Clause 167.
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Dr John Pugh
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
158
Clause 168, page 122, line 19, leave out paragraph (c).
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
319
Clause 168, page 122, leave out line 19.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
320
Clause 168, page 122, leave out line 20.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
321
Clause 168, page 122, leave out line 21.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
322
Clause 168, page 122, leave out line 22.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
323
Clause 168, page 122, leave out line 23.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
324
Clause 168, page 122, line 24, at end insert—
'(1A) Section 105 shall, in its application by virtue of subsection (1) above, have effect as if section 105(1) were omitted.'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
325
Clause 169, page 122, line 37, leave out 'not'.
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field
326
Clause 169, page 123, leave out lines 10 and 11 and insert 'be entitled to review the substance of the decision, as well as the procedure by which that decision was reached'.
