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Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 5th February 2004

STANDING COMMITTEE E


HOUSING BILL

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [20th January].

   

Mr Edward Davey

Matthew Green

Richard Younger-Ross

334

Clause     120,     page     84,     line     15,     leave out 'or intended to be occupied.'.

   

Mr Edward Davey

Matthew Green

Richard Younger-Ross

335

Clause     120,     page     84,     line     16,     leave out '(and includes one that is being or is to be constructed)'.

   

Mr Edward Davey

Matthew Green

Richard Younger-Ross

336

Clause     120,     page     84,     line     20,     leave out 'or may become'.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

403

Clause     120,     page     84,     line     20,     at end insert—

    '(3)(a)   The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe the operational date of all or part of the introduction of Part 5 with regard to the capacity to effectively implement;

    (b)   the Secretary of State may not make any regulations under this section unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a Resolution of each House of Parliament.'.



[R] Relevant registered interest declared.


   

Mr Edward Davey

Matthew Green

Richard Younger-Ross

337

Clause     121,     page     84,     line     23,     leave out 'first'.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

404

Clause     121,     page     84,     line     24,     at end insert—

    '( )   The Secretary of State may make regulations defining the meaning of marketing for this purpose'.

   

Mr Edward Davey

Matthew Green

Richard Younger-Ross

338

Clause     121,     page     84,     line     26,     leave out 'it is taken off the market or' and insert 'the agent's instructions are terminated in writing or it is.'.

   

Mr Edward Davey

Matthew Green

Richard Younger-Ross

339

Clause     121,     page     84,     line     28,     leave out 'or to a section of the public.'.


   

Mr Edward Davey

Matthew Green

Richard Younger-Ross

340

Clause     122,     page     85,     line     6,     leave out subsection (3) and insert —

    '(3)   In this Act any estate agent shall be an estate agent licensed by the OFT'.


   

Mr Edward Davey

Matthew Green

Richard Younger-Ross

341

Clause     123,     page     85,     line     18,     leave out 'seller or a'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

390

Clause     123,     page     85,     line     21,     at end insert—

    '(5)   The meaning of "seller" in this section shall be prescribed in regulations made by the Secretary of State.'.


   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

391

Clause     125,     page     86,     line     11,     at end insert—

    '(5)   The seller does not become responsible under subsection (1) by marketing the property to an individual who is known to him, by virtue of any informal conversation with that individual.'.

   

Mr Edward Davey

Matthew Green

Richard Younger-Ross

342

Clause     125,     page     85,     line     36,     leave out Clause 125.


   

Mr Edward Davey

Matthew Green

Richard Younger-Ross

344

Clause     127,     page     86,     line     20,     leave out 'have' and insert 'indicate whether or not he has.'.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

405

Clause     127,     page     86,     line     21,     after 'control', insert ', seven working days after the property was first put on the market'.

   

Mr Edward Davey

Matthew Green

Richard Younger-Ross

345

Clause     127,     page     86,     line     21,     leave out 'home information pack,' insert 'energy efficiency report'.

   

Mr Edward Davey

Matthew Green

Richard Younger-Ross

346

Clause     127,     page     86,     line     22,     at end insert 'unless the property is explicitly advertised as being sold without a home information pack.'.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

406

Clause     127,     page     86,     line     22,     at end insert 'within a permitted period of 14 days of the property being placed on the market'.

   

Mr David Kidney

373

Clause     127,     page     86,     line     29,     at end insert—

    '(3)   A person has a home information pack under his control for the purposes of subsection (1) of this section if he has the ability to access an electronic version of the information required to be assembled in a home information pack, whether on the internet or otherwise, which shall hereafter be referred to as an "electronic home information pack".

    (4)   References in this Act to a "document" shall include reference to an electronic document unless the contrary is required by the Act and references in this Act to providing information shall include the making available of information in an electronic form unless the contrary is required.'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

1

Page     86,     line     19,     leave out Clause 127.


   

Mr Edward Davey

Matthew Green

Richard Younger-Ross

347

Clause     128,     page     86,     line     31,     after first 'a', insert 'registered'.

   

Mr Edward Davey

Matthew Green

Richard Younger-Ross

348

Clause     128,     page     86,     line     37,     leave out 'as it stands'.

   

Mr Edward Davey

Matthew Green

Richard Younger-Ross

349

Clause     128,     page     86,     line     38,     leave out 'at the time'.

   

Mr David Kidney

374

Clause     128,     page     87,     line     1,     after 'document' add 'or makes such a document available electronically'.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mark Field
Sir Sydney Chapman

426

Clause     128,     page     87,     line     5,     leave out subsections (4) and (5).

   

Mr Edward Davey

Matthew Green

Richard Younger-Ross

352

Clause     128,     page     87,     line     10,     leave out paragraph (c) and insert—

      '(c) is a person to whom the seller has indicated that he is not prepared to sell the property.'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

392

Clause     128,     page     87,     line     11,     at end insert—

      '(d) presents a threat to the security or privacy of the seller.'.

   

Mr David Kidney

375

Clause     128,     page     87,     line     26,     at the beginning insert 'Save where the seller makes available an electronic home information pack,'.

   

Mr David Kidney

376

Clause     128,     page     87,     line     34,     leave out subsection 9 and insert—

    '(9)   A person shall be entitled to comply with the duty under subsection (1) by providing access to an electronic home information pack unless he reasonably believes that the prospective buyer is unable to access information in that form.'.

   

Mr Edward Davey

Matthew Green

Richard Younger-Ross

353

Clause     128,     page     87,     line     36,     at end add—

    '(10)   All the documents and information contained in the home information pack shall be confidential to the seller, the person acting on his behalf as an estate agent, a person acting on his behalf as a solicitor or conveyancer, and any bona fide buyer or potential buyer.'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

394

Clause     128,     page     87,     line     36,     at end add—

    '(10)   The meaning of "registered potential buyer" shall be provided in regulations made by the Secretary of State'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

2

Page     86,     line     30,     leave out Clause 128.


   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

407

Clause     129,     page     87,     line     41,     after 'duty', insert 'to take all reasonable care'.


   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

408

Clause     130,     page     88,     line     19,     after 'behalf,', insert 'within a permitted period of 14 days of the property being placed on the market'.


   

Mr Edward Davey

Matthew Green

Richard Younger-Ross

354

Clause     131,     page     89,     line     4,     after 'possession' insert 'or to properties in areas of low housing demand'.


   

Mr Edward Davey

Matthew Green

Richard Younger-Ross

355

Clause     133,     page     89,     line     19,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   Before making regulations for the purposes described in subsection (1) the Secretary of State shall consult with representatives of those bodies likely to have an interest in or be affected by the proposals.'.

 
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