Amendments proposed to the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Transfer of property held off-shore

   

Mr Michael Fallon
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   The Treasury shall make a scheme identifying any rights and liabilities in property of the old commissioners which shall, by virtue of section 43, vest in the new commissioners and which is owned by any person resident or company registered outside the United Kingdom.

    (2)   A scheme may include consequential and incidental provision.

    (3)   A scheme shall include provision that any property identified therein shall be managed in accordance with best value.

    (4)   In this section—

"best value" means arrangements to secure continuous improvement in the way in which functions are exercised, having regard to a combination of economy, efficiency and effectiveness, and

the expressions "the new commissioners" and "the old commissioners" have the same meaning as in section 43.'.

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Information technology

   

Mr Michael Fallon
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   The Treasury shall make a scheme identifying any information technology system owned or operated by the old commissioners which shall, by virtue of section 43, vest in the new commissioners.

    (2)   A scheme may include consequential and incidental provision.

    (3)   A scheme shall include provision that any information technology system identified therein shall be managed in accordance with best value.

    (4)   In this section—

"best value" means arrangements to secure continuous improvement in the way in which functions are exercised, having regard to a combination of economy, efficiency and effectiveness and

the expressions "the new commissioners" and "the old commissioners" have the same meaning as in section 43.'.

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NEW SCHEDULE

   

Mr Michael Fallon
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

NS1

To move the following Schedule:—

'Form of Declaration

I, A.B., do solemnly declare that I will not disclose any information received by me in the execution of the duties which may from time to time be assigned to me except for the purposes of my duties or in accordance with section 17(2) of this Act.'.

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ORDER OF THE HOUSE [8TH DECEMBER 2004]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Bill:

Committal

    1.   The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.

Proceedings in Standing Committee

    2.   Porceedings in Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on 13th January 2005.

    2.   The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

    4.   Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

    5.   Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the day on which proceedings on consideration are commenced.

    6.   Standing Order No 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

    7   Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords amendments or on any further message from the Lords) may be programmed.

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Prepared 7 Jan 2005