NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
given up to and including
Tuesday 3rd June 2003
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE
EUROPEAN UNION (ACCESSION) BILL
Mr Michael Ancram
Mr Richard Spring
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
1
*Clause 2, page 2, line 5, at end insert '; but no such regulations shall be made within two years of the passing of this Act'.
Mr Michael Ancram
Mr Richard Spring
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
2
*Clause 2, page 2, line 5, at end insert '; but no such regulations shall be made within seven years of the passing of this Act'.
Mr Michael Ancram
Mr Richard Spring
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
3
*Clause 2, page 2, line 5, at end insert '; but no such regulations shall be made unless he shall have carried out a full review of immigration policy'.
Mr Michael Ancram
Mr Richard Spring
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
4
*Clause 2, page 2, line 5, at end insert '; but no such regulations shall be made until the Home Office, the Department for Education and Skills, the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department of Health and the Treasury shall have laid before Parliament reports on the expected effects of those regulations'.
Mr Michael Ancram
Mr Richard Spring
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
5
*Clause 2, page 2, line 5, at end insert—
'( ) If the Secretary of State makes regulations under this section he shall lay before Parliament a report on their effect for the duration of the seven-year period during which a derogation from the implementation of European Union rights on free movement of workers is permitted to the relevant acceding States.'.
NEW CLAUSES
Cyprus
Mr Michael Ancram
Mr Richard Spring
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
NC1
*To move the following Clause:—
'.—This Act shall not apply to any part of the Republic of Cyprus which is not under the jurisdiction of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.'.
Fishing
Mr Michael Ancram
Mr Richard Spring
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
NC2
*To move the following Clause:—
'.—The access by virtue of this Act of fishing vessels of a relevant acceding State to waters under the control of the United Kingdom or the European Union shall be subject to the principle of historic access.'.
Laeken declaration
Mr Michael Ancram
Mr Richard Spring
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
NC3
*To move the following Clause:—
'.—Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, no relevant acceding State shall be bound by the Laeken Declaration, or any treaty resulting therefrom, if it has been rejected in a referendum held in that State.'.
Common Agricultural Policy
Mr Michael Ancram
Mr Richard Spring
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
NC4
*To move the following Clause:—
'.—Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy.'.
Interpretation
Mr Michael Ancram
Mr Richard Spring
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
NC5
*To move the following Clause:—
'.—This Act shall apply to accession to the European Union as constituted under the Treaties establishing the European Communities and the Treaty on European Union.'.
RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSE [21st MAY 2003]
That the following provisions shall apply to the European Union (Accessions) Bill—
Committal
1. The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.
Proceedings in Committee, on consideration and on Third Reading
2. Proceedings in Committee, any proceedings on consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall be completed at one day's sitting.
3. Proceedings in Committee and any proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 6.00 p.m. on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.
4. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 7.00 p.m. on that day.
Other Proceedings
5. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.
