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S.C.A.Standing Committee Proceedings: 6th December 2005
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Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Withdrawn  122

Clause  51,  page  34,  line  7,  leave out paragraph (c).

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Not called  123

Clause  51,  page  34,  line  9,  leave out paragraph (d).

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Not called  124

Clause  51,  page  34,  line  11,  leave out paragraph (e).

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Withdrawn  125

Clause  52,  page  34,  line  36,  leave out ‘be likely to’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Not called  126

Clause  52,  page  34,  line  38,  leave out subsection (2).

Clause Agreed to.

Clause 53 Agreed to.

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Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Withdrawn  127

Clause  54,  page  35,  line  27,  leave out subsection (3).

Clause Agreed to.

Clause 55 Agreed to.

Sandra Gidley

Dr Evan Harris

Withdrawn  40

Clause  56,  page  36,  line  41,  leave out ‘imposed’ and insert ‘reasonably justified’.

Sandra Gidley

Dr Evan Harris

Withdrawn  43

Clause  56,  page  36,  line  43,  leave out paragraph (b) and insert—

‘(b)
in order to avoid conflict with the strongly held religious convictions or

beliefs of a significant number of persons of the religion or belief to

which the organisation relates.’.

Dr Evan Harris

Sandra Gidley

Not called  157

Clause  56,  page  36,  line  43,  after ‘causing’, insert ‘serious’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Not moved  128

Clause  56,  page  36,  line  43,  leave out first ‘to’ to ‘of’ in line 44 and insert ‘comply

with the principles and practices’.

Sandra Gidley

Dr Evan Harris

Withdrawn  35

Clause  56,  page  36,  line  44,  at end insert—

‘(5A)
Nothing in this section shall make it lawful for an organisation to which this

section applies, and which performs a public function, to act contrary to the

provisions of section 51 (1) in the perfomance of that function unless in so doing

it is acting under, and in accordance with, a requirement of a contract with a

public authority to perform that function.’.

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Clause Agreed to.

Sandra Gidley

Dr Evan Harris

Not called  41

Clause  57,  page  37,  line  10,  leave out ‘imposed’ and insert ‘reasonably justified’.

Sandra Gidley

Dr Evan Harris

Not called  36

Clause  57,  page  37,  line  17,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
Nothing in this section shall make it lawful for a person to whom this section

applies, and who performs a public function, to act contrary to the provisions of

section 51 (1) in the performance of that function unless in so doing he is acting

under, and in accordance with, a requirement of a contract with a public authority

to perform that function.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Sandra Gidley

Dr Evan Harris

Not called  42

Clause  58,  page  37,  line  28,  leave out ‘imposed’ and insert ‘reasonably justified’.

Sandra Gidley

Dr Evan Harris

Not called  44

Clause  58,  page  37,  line  30,  leave out paragraph (b) and insert—

‘(b)
in order to avoid conflict with the strongly held religious convictions or

beliefs of a significant number of persons of the religion or belief to

which the institution relates.’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Not called  129

Clause  58,  page  37,  line  30,  leave out from first ‘to’ to ‘persons’ in line 31 and

insert ‘conform to the religion or belief of’.

Dr Evan Harris

Sandra Gidley

Not called  158

Clause  58,  page  37,  line  30,  after ‘causing’, insert ‘serious’.

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Clause Agreed to.

Dr Evan Harris

Sandra Gidley

Not selected  159

Page  37,  line  35,  leave out Clause 59.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 60 and 61 Agreed to.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Not selected  130

Page  38,  line  14,  leave out Clause 62.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 63 to 69 Agreed to.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Not selected  131

Page  41,  line  31,  leave out Clause 70.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 71 and 72 Agreed to.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Withdrawn  132

Clause  73,  page  43,  line  9,  leave out subsection (2).

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Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 74 to 79 Agreed to.

[Adjourned till Thursday at 8.55 a.m.