S.C.A.
Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 14th January 2003
STANDING COMMITTEE A
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT (REPRESENTATION) BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [9th January].
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
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Clause 8, page 5, line 5, at beginning insert 'Subject to section 10,'.
Mr David Heath
Bob Russell
5
Clause 8, page 5, line 5, leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.
Mr David Heath
Bob Russell
6
Clause 9, page 5, line 11, leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
41
Clause 9, page 5, line 14, leave out 'Lord Chancellor' and insert 'Secretary of State'.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
42
Clause 9, page 5, line 16, leave out 'the Governor and'.
Mr David Heath
Bob Russell
7
Clause 9, page 5, line 16, leave out from 'Governor' to end of line 17 and insert 'Chief Minister and the House of Assembly of Gibraltar, and representatives of political parties established in Gibraltar which it expects to seek registration under section 11(3)'.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
43
Clause 9, page 5, line 17, at end insert 'and the Leader of the Opposition in Gibraltar'.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
44
Clause 9, page 5, line 19, leave out 'Lord Chancellor' and insert 'Secretary of State which shall be debated by each House on a substantive motion'.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
45
Clause 10, page 5, line 21, leave out 'Lord Chancellor' and insert 'Secretary of State'.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
46
Clause 10, page 5, line 24, at end insert 'the name of which shall include the words "and Gibraltar".'.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
47
Clause 10, page 5, line 28, leave out 'Lord Chancellor' and insert 'Secretary of State'.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
48
Clause 10, page 5, line 28, after 'Commission', insert 'who shall consult the Boundary Committee of their Commission and/or the Boundary Commissions'.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
49
Clause 11, page 5, line 31, leave out 'Lord Chancellor' and insert 'Secretary of State'.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
50
Clause 11, page 5, line 34, at end insert '; provided that no such order shall be made until the Secretary of State has consulted the Chief Minister of Gibraltar as to what matters may be legislated in the House of Assembly in Gibraltar and what matters may be legislated in Parliament and thereafter such matters as the Secretary of State may by order prescribe to be legislated in the House of Assembly may be so legislated.'.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
51
Clause 11, page 6, line 19, leave out 'Lord Chancellor' and insert 'Secretary of State'.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
52
Clause 11, page 6, line 19, after 'Commission', insert 'who shall consult the Boundary Committee of their Commission and/or the Boundary Commissions'.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
53
Clause 11, page 6, line 21, leave out subsection (6).
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
54
Clause 12, page 6, line 33, leave out subsection (4).
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
55
Clause 12, page 6, line 44, after 'Commission', insert 'and the Chief Minister of Gibraltar'.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
56
Clause 12, page 7, line 4, leave out subsection (8).
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
57
Clause 13, page 7, line 13, after 'Gibraltar', insert 'who shall be ordinarily resident in Gibraltar, following consultation with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar.'.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
58
Clause 16, page 8, line 22, leave out 'Lord Chancellor' and insert 'Secretary of State'.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
59
Clause 16, page 8, line 43, at end insert
| 'provided that no such regulation shall be made until the Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with section 11(1) and it has been determined in which legislature which matters are to be legislated'. |
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
60
Clause 16, page 9, line 13, leave out 'Lord Chancellor' and insert 'Secretary of State'.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
61
Clause 16, page 9, line 13, after 'Commission', insert 'who shall consult the Boundary Committee of their Commission and/or the Boundary Commissions'.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
62
Clause 17, page 9, line 16, after 'section 16', insert '; provided that no such regulation shall be made until the Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with section 11(1) and it has been determined in which legislature which matters are to be legislated.'.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
63
Clause 17, page 9, line 22, leave out from 'Kingdom' to end of line 25.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
64
Clause 17, page 9, line 26, leave out from 'regulations' to end of line 29 and add 'may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament'.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
65
Clause 21, page 10, line 34, after '(4A)', insert 'In respect only of Part 2 of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003 and subject to section 11 of that Act'.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
66
Clause 21, page 10, line 41, after 'Kingdom', insert 'and Gibraltar'.
Mr David Heath
Bob Russell
8
Clause 21, page 10, line 41, leave out from 'Kingdom' to end of line 43.
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
67
Clause 21, page 10, line 42, leave out paragraph (c).
Mr William Cash
Angela Watkinson
Mr David Ruffley
Andrew Rosindell
68
Clause 22, page 11, line 16, leave out subsection (3).
Mr David Heath
Bob Russell
9
Clause 23, page 11, line 31, after 'Act', insert 'shall be exercised by a Minister in the Lord Chancellor's Department who is a Member of the House of Commons, and who is designated for that purpose, and'.
Mr William Cash
28
Page 11, line 30, leave out Clause 23.
Mr William Cash
29
Clause 24, page 11, line 35, at end insert '"consult" and "consultation" mean paying due regard to the views expressed and includes publishing the reasons of the Secretary of State, following such consultation, for the making of an order under this Act and the 2002 Act no sooner than three months before making the order.'.
Mr William Cash
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Clause 25, page 12, line 3, after '(3)', insert 'Subject to the provisions of this Act and the 2002 Act,'.