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Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 17th June 2003

STANDING COMMITTEE E


New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (COMMUNITY HEALTH AND STANDARDS) BILL

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Orders of the Committee [13th and 22nd May].

   

Mr Simon Burns
Chris Grayling
Mrs Cheryl Gillan

626

Clause     137,     page     59,     line     14,     after 'person', insert 'other than any NHS organisation or employee, including General Practitioners,'.

   

Mr Simon Burns
Chris Grayling
Mrs Cheryl Gillan

603

Clause     137,     page     59,     line     15,     after 'injury', insert 'or chronic condition'.

   

Mr Simon Burns
Chris Grayling
Mrs Cheryl Gillan

604

Clause     137,     page     59,     line     20,     leave out sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii).

   

Mr Simon Burns
Chris Grayling
Mrs Cheryl Gillan

606

Clause     137,     page     59,     line     32,     leave out sub-paragraph (ii).

   

Mr Simon Burns
Chris Grayling
Mrs Cheryl Gillan

605

Clause     137,     page     59,     line     35,     leave out paragraph (b).

   

Mr Simon Burns
Chris Grayling
Mrs Cheryl Gillan

607

Clause     137,     page     59,     line     37,     leave out sub-paragraph (ii).

   

Mr Simon Burns
Chris Grayling
Mrs Cheryl Gillan

608

Clause     137,     page     59,     line     40,     leave out 'including a payment in money's worth'.

   

Mr Simon Burns
Chris Grayling
Mrs Cheryl Gillan

609

Clause     137,     page     59,     line     42,     leave out 'or is alleged to be'.

   

Mr Simon Burns
Chris Grayling
Mrs Cheryl Gillan

610

Clause     137,     page     60,     line     7,     at end insert—

    '(4A)   Subsection (1) does not apply if the person making the payment is a not-for-profit organisation, charitable organisation or private sports club.'.

   

Mr Simon Burns
Chris Grayling
Mrs Cheryl Gillan

611

Clause     137,     page     60,     line     8,     after second 'treatment', insert 'carried out within twelve months of the incident for which damages have been paid, or in the case of a chronic condition, of the most recent date in which the claimant had been employed by or otherwise associated with the defendant'.

   

Mr Simon Burns
Chris Grayling
Mrs Cheryl Gillan

612

Clause     137,     page     60,     line     45,     at end add—

    '(12)   This section shall not apply until the Secretary of State has published a national tariff for all NHS treatments.'.

   

Dr Liam Fox
Mr Simon Burns
Chris Grayling
Mrs Cheryl Gillan

45

Page     59,     line     12,     leave out Clause 137.


   

Mr John Hutton

585

Schedule     9,     page     125,     line     23,     at end insert 'or

            ( )   Article 14 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2795 (N.I. 15)).'.

   

Mr John Hutton

586

Schedule     9,     page     126,     line     19,     at end insert—

            '( )   in consequence of an action under the Fatal Accidents (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1251 (N.I. 18)), or'.

   

Mr John Hutton

587

Schedule     9,     page     126,     line     21,     after 'Act', insert 'or Order'.


   

Dr Liam Fox
Mr Simon Burns
Chris Grayling
Mrs Cheryl Gillan

46

Page     61,     line     2,     leave out Clause 138.


   

Dr Liam Fox
Mr Simon Burns
Chris Grayling
Mrs Cheryl Gillan

47

Page     62,     line     3,     leave out Clause 139.


   

Mr John Hutton

563

Clause     140,     page     63,     line     2,     leave out ', Wales' and insert 'and Wales'.

   

Mr John Hutton

564

Clause     140,     page     63,     line     4,     at end insert—

      '( ) in respect of which a court in Northern Ireland has ordered a reduction of damages in accordance with section 2 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1948 (c. 23),

      ( ) in respect of which a court in a country other than England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland has ordered a reduction of damages under any provision of the law of that country which appears to the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers (as the case may be) to correspond to section 1 of the Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945 (c.28),'.

   

Mr John Hutton

565

Clause     140,     page     63,     line     5,     leave out 'or Wales' and insert 'and Wales or Northern Ireland'.

   

Mr John Hutton

566

Clause     140,     page     63,     line     10,     leave out second 'or'.

   

Mr John Hutton

567

Clause     140,     page     63,     line     14,     at end insert—

      '( ) in respect of which a document has been made under any provision of the law of a country other than England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland—

      (i) which appears to the Secretary of State to correspond to an agreed judgement or order entered or sealed by an officer of a court in England and Wales, and

      (ii) which specifies the matters mentioned in paragraph (b)(i) and (ii), or

      ( ) in the case of which a document has been made under any provision of the law of a country other than England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland—

      (i) which appears to the Scottish Ministers to correspond to a joint minute executed by the parties to a resulting action before a court in Scotland specifying that the action has been settled extra-judicially, and

      (ii) which specifies the matters mentioned in paragraph (b)(i) and (ii),'.

   

Dr Liam Fox
Mr Simon Burns
Chris Grayling
Mrs Cheryl Gillan

48

Page     62,     line     41,     leave out Clause 140.


   

Mr Simon Burns
Chris Grayling
Mrs Cheryl Gillan

614

Clause     141,     page     64,     line     27,     leave out '14' and insert '60'.

   

Mr Simon Burns
Chris Grayling
Mrs Cheryl Gillan

613

Clause     141,     page     64,     line     30,     leave out from second 'of' to end of line 31 and insert '90 days following the completion of any outstanding treatment.'.

   

Mr Simon Burns
Chris Grayling
Mrs Cheryl Gillan

615

Clause     141,     page     64,     line     30,     leave out '14' and insert '60'.

   

Dr Liam Fox
Mr Simon Burns
Chris Grayling
Mrs Cheryl Gillan

49

Page     64,     line     24,     leave out Clause 141.


   

Dr Liam Fox
Mr Simon Burns
Chris Grayling
Mrs Cheryl Gillan

50

Page     64,     line     35,     leave out Clause 142.


   

Mr John Hutton

568

Clause     143,     page     65,     line     43,     leave out subsection (1) and insert—

    '( )   The Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers must review a certificate issued by him or them if the certificate relates to a claim made by or on behalf of an injured person —

      (a) in respect of which, after the certificate is issued, a court in England and Wales or Scotland orders a reduction of damages in accordance with section 1 of the Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945 (c.28),

      (b) in respect of which, after the certificate is issued, a court in Northern Ireland orders a reduction of damages in accordance with section 2 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1948 (c. 23),

      (c) in respect of which, after the certificate is issued, a court in a country other than England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland orders a reduction of damages under any provision of the law of that country which appears to the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers (as the case may be) to correspond to section 1 of the Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945 (c.28),

      (d) in respect of which, after the certificate is issued, an officer of a court in England and Wales or Northern Ireland enters or seals an agreed judgement or order which specifies—

      (i) that the damages are to be reduced to reflect the injured person's share in the responsibility for the injury in question, and

      (ii) the amount or proportion by which they are to be so reduced,

      (e) in the case of which, after the certificate is issued, the parties to any resulting action before a court in Scotland execute a joint minute which specifies—

      (i) that the action has been settled extra-judicially, and

      (ii) the matters mentioned in paragraph (d)(i) and (ii),

      (f) in respect of which, after the certificate is issued, a document is made under any provision of the law of a country other than England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland—

      (i) which appears to the Secretary of State to correspond to an agreed judgement or order entered or sealed by an officer of a court in England and Wales, and

      (ii) which specifies the matters mentioned in paragraph (d)(i) and (ii), or

      (g) in the case of which, after the certificate is issued, a document is made under any provision of the law of a country other than England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland—

      (i) which appears to the Scottish Ministers to correspond to a joint minute executed by the parties to a resulting action before a court in Scotland, specifying that the action has been settled extra-judicially, and

      (ii) which specifies the matters mentioned in paragraph (d)(i) and (ii),

       and notification of the order, judgement, minute or document has been given to the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers (as the case may be) in the prescribed manner.'.

 
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