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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 11th July 2006

 

Standing Committee Proceedings

 

Standing Committee A

 

Charities Bill [Lords]


 

[FIFTH AND SIXTH Sittings]


 

Martin Horwood

 

Withdrawn  88

 

Clause  9,  page  11,  line  39,  leave out ‘(subject to subsection (11))’.

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  89

 

Clause  9,  page  11,  line  42,  leave out paragraph (11).

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  20

 

Clause  9,  page  12,  line  3,  at end insert—

 

‘(12)    

Regulations made under section (11) may exempt only part of the copies from

 

public inspection.’.

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Withdrawn  160

 

Clause  9,  page  12,  line  8,  after ‘charity’, insert ‘the gross income of which does not

 

exceed £100,000’.

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  21

 

Clause  9,  page  12,  line  20,  leave out ‘£5,000’ and insert ‘£10,000’.

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Not called  161

 

Clause  9,  page  13,  line  11,  leave out ‘different’ and insert ‘higher’.


 
 

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Mr Andrew Turner

 

Not called  162

 

Clause  9,  page  13,  line  22,  after ‘(7)’, insert ‘(a)’.

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  90

 

Clause  9,  page  13,  line  22,  leave out from ‘unless’ to end of line 25 and insert ‘a

 

draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of

 

Parliament.’.

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  91

 

Clause  9,  page  13,  leave out lines 33 to 36.

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Not called  163

 

Clause  9,  page  14,  line  32,  at end insert—

 

‘(6)    

Subsections (1) to (5) of this section do not apply to exempt charities.

 

(7)    

An exempt charity which is required to be registered on the register of charities

 

shall supply for inclusion the name of its principal regulator.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Not selected  164

 

Page  14,  line  33,  leave out Clause 10.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Martin Horwood

 

Withdrawn  94

 

Clause  11,  page  15,  line  8,  leave out from ‘omit’ to end and insert ‘from “of” to end

 

of paragraph and insert “England and Wales”.’.

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Not called  165

 

Clause  11,  page  15,  leave out lines 16 and 17.

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  95

 

Clause  11,  page  15,  line  17,  at end insert—

 

‘(7B)    

After paragraph (b) insert—

 

“(c)    

any church, religious congregation, institution, or group of institutions

 

which Her Majesty declares by Order in Council to be an exempt charity

 

for the purposes of this Act.”’.


 
 

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Martin Horwood

 

Not called  96

 

Clause  11,  page  15,  line  21,  leave out ‘National Lottery Charities Board’ and insert

 

‘Big Lottery Fund’.

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  97

 

Clause  11,  page  15,  line  31,  at end insert—

 

‘(10A)    

In paragraphs (c) and (x) no recommendation to make legislation is to be made to

 

Her Majesty in Council unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and

 

approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 12 Agreed to.

 


 

Martin Horwood

 

Negatived on division  98

 

Schedule  5,  page  105,  line  29,  leave out paragraph 6.

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  99

 

Schedule  5,  page  106,  line  17,  at end add—

 

‘Role of the principal regulator of exempt charities in increased regulation under 1993

 

Act

 

10.      

All references in Schedule 5 of this Act to “the Commission” mean the

 

“principal regulator”, as defined in section 13(4)(b).’.

 

Schedule Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Not called  105

 

Clause  13,  page  16,  line  27,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

The body or Minister shall have the same powers and responsibilities as the

 

Charity Commission under this Act in relation to the charities of which he is

 

principal regulator.’.

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  92

 

Clause  13,  page  16,  line  32,  leave out ‘made by the Secretary of State’.

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  93

 

Clause  13,  page  16,  line  32,  at end insert—


 
 

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‘(c)    

in the absence of any principle regulator under paragraph (b), above, the

 

regulator shall be the Privy Council.’.

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  22

 

Clause  13,  page  16,  line  33,  leave out subsection (5).

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 14 Agreed to.

 


 

Helen Goodman

 

Withdrawn  134

 

Clause  15,  page  17,  line  21,  at end insert ‘, and

 

(c)    

whether or not the work for which the gift was made has already been

 

completed.”’.

 

Clause Agreed to on division.

 

Clause 16 Agreed to.

 


 

Helen Goodman

 

Not called  136

 

Clause  17,  page  17,  line  33,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

This section does not apply where the condition in section 14B(4A) has been

 

met.’.

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  101

 

Clause  17,  page  17,  leave out lines 36 to line 3 on page 18 and insert—

 

‘(b)    

the donor has not made a relevant declaration at the time of making the

 

gift.’.

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  23

 

Clause  17,  page  17,  line  36,  after ‘statement’, insert ‘—

 

(i)’.


 
 

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Charities Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  24

 

Clause  17,  page  18,  line  3,  at end insert ‘, and

 

(ii)    

how the donor should make such a declaration.’.

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  25

 

Clause  17,  page  18,  line  8,  leave out ‘making of the gift’ and insert ‘charity

 

failing.’.

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

James Duddridge

 

Not moved  26

 

Clause  17,  page  18,  line  38,  after third ‘is’, insert ‘not’.

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  100

 

Clause  17,  page  18,  line  45,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

“cy-pres” means to amend the terms of a charitable trust as near (Cy-

 

pres) as possible to the original intention of the testator or settlor, where

 

the original intended purpose is impossible, impracticable or illegal.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  27

 

Clause  18,  page  19,  line  29,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

 

Helen Goodman

 

Not called  135

 

Clause  18,  page  19,  line  32,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

Where the property is valued at less than £5,000 and the charity has assets of over

 

£100,000, the trustees may apply the property for purposes without reference to

 

the Commission or the courts.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.


 
 

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Clause 19 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

James Duddridge

 

Negatived on division  35

 

Clause  20,  page  21,  line  1,  leave out ‘the Commission considers to be expedient in

 

the interests’ and insert ‘is necessary for the protection of the property’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 21 and 22 Agreed to.

 


 

Edward Miliband

 

Agreed to  171

 

Clause  23,  page  24,  leave out lines 14 to 17 and insert—

 

‘(a)    

a Scottish recognised body, or

 

(b)    

a Northern Ireland charity,’.

 

Edward Miliband

 

Agreed to  172

 

Clause  23,  page  24,  leave out lines 32 to 35 and insert—

 

‘(a)    

a Scottish recognised body, or

 

(b)    

a Northern Ireland charity,’.

 

Edward Miliband

 

Agreed to  173

 

Clause  23,  page  24,  line  44,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

After section 25 insert—

 

“25A  

Meaning of “Scottish recognised body” and “Northern Ireland

 

charity” in sections 24 and 25

 

(1)    

In sections 24 and 25 above “Scottish recognised body” means a body—

 

(a)    

established under the law of Scotland, or

 

(b)    

managed or controlled wholly or mainly in or from Scotland,

 

    

to which the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

 

have given intimation, which has not subsequently been withdrawn, that

 

relief is due under section 505 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act

 

1988 in respect of income of the body which is applicable and applied to

 

charitable purposes only.

 

(2)    

In those sections “Northern Ireland charity” means an institution which

 

is a charity under the law of Northern Ireland.”’.


 
 

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Charities Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Edward Miliband

 

Agreed to  174

 

Clause  23,  page  25,  line  2,  leave out ‘and 25’ and insert ‘to 25A’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clauses 24 to 26 Agreed to.

 


 

Edward Miliband

 

Agreed to  55

 

Clause  27,  page  29,  line  17,  after ‘(2)’, insert ‘above’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Helen Goodman

 

Withdrawn  133

 

Clause  28,  page  29,  line  41,  leave out ‘£10,000’ and insert ‘£20,000’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 29 to 30 Agreed to.

 


 

Edward Miliband

 

Agreed to  58

 

Schedule  6,  page  110,  line  19,  leave out ‘company’ and insert ‘charity’.

 

Schedule, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clauses 31 to 34 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Withdrawn  170

 

Schedule  7,  page  114,  line  32,  at end insert ‘, with either—

 

(a)    

charity trustees only, or

 

(b)    

charity trustees and one or more members.’.

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Not called  112

 

Schedule  7,  page  115,  line  1,  leave out ‘shall have one or more’ and insert ‘need not

 

have any’.


 
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