S.C.F.
Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 15th May 2003
STANDING COMMITTEE F
EQUINE WELFARE (RAGWORT CONTROL) BILL
Mr John Greenway
1
Clause 1, page 1, line 7, leave out from beginning to end of line 7 on page 2.
Mr John Greenway
2
Clause 1, page 2, leave out lines 8 to 18 and insert—
'"1A Code of practice: ragwort (1) The Minister may make a code of practice for the purpose of providing guidance on how to prevent the spread of ragwort (senecio jacobaea L.).
(2) Before making the code the Minister must consult such persons as he considers appropriate.
(3) The Minister must lay a copy of the code before Parliament.
(4) The Minister may revise the code; and subsections (2) and (3) apply to the revised code.
(5) The code is to be admissible in evidence.
(6) If the code appears to a court to be relevant to any question arising in proceedings it is to be taken into account in determining that question.".'.
Mr John Greenway
3
Page 2, line 19, leave out Clause 2.
Mr John Greenway
4
Page 2, line 28, leave out Clause 3.
Mr John Greenway
5
Clause 4, page 2, line 35, leave out 'Equine Welfare'.
Mr John Greenway
6
Clause 4, page 2, line 37, at end insert—
'( ) This Act extends to England and Wales only.'.
NEW CLAUSE
Wales
Mr John Greenway
NC1
To move the following Clause:—
'(1) The reference to the Weeds Act 1959 (c.54) in Schedule 1 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/ 672) is to be treated as referring to that Act as amended by this Act.
(2) Subsection (1) does not affect the power to make further Orders varying or omitting that reference.'.
Mr John Greenway
7
In the title, line 1, leave out from the beginning to 'amend'.
Mr John Greenway
8
In the title, line 2, after '1959' insert 'in relation to ragwort'.
