S.C.A.
NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
given up to and including
Friday 24th February 2006
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
STANDING COMMITTEE A
LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATION REFORM BILL
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Christopher Chope
20
Clause 1, page 1, line 7, after 'legislation', insert 'for
| (i) | the removal or reduction of any burden, |
| (ii) | the re-enacting of provision having the effect of imposing any burden, in cases where the burden is proportionate to the benefit which is expected to result from the re-enactment, |
| (iii) | the making of new provision having the effect of imposing a burden which— |
(a) affects any person in the carrying on of the activity, but
(b) is proportionate to the benefit which is expected to result from its creation, and
| (iv) | the removal of inconsistencies and anomalies.'. |
Mr Christopher Chope
29
*Clause 1, page 1, line 9, leave out 'with or'.
Mr Christopher Chope
30
*Clause 1, page 1, line 12, leave out 'or local Act'.
Mr Christopher Chope
31
*Clause 1, page 1, line 13, leave out subsection (3) (b).
Mr Christopher Chope
32
*Clause 2, page 2, line 7, leave out 'repealing or replacing'.
Mr Christopher Chope
33
*Clause 2, page 2, line 8, leave out subsection (2).
Mr Christopher Chope
34
*Clause 2, page 2, line 21, leave out subsection (4).
Mr Christopher Chope
35
*Clause 2, page 2, line 25, leave out subsection (5).
Mr Christopher Chope
36
*Clause 3, page 2, line 31, leave out 'he considers that'.
Mr Christopher Chope
37
*Clause 3, page 2, line 39, leave out subsection (2) (d).
Mr Christopher Chope
38
*Clause 3, page 2, line 41, leave out from 'freedom' to end of line 42.
Mr Christopher Chope
39
*Clause 3, page 2, line 42, at end insert—
| '(f) | the provision will remove or reduce a legislative or administrative burden.'. |
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Christopher Chope
21
Clause 3, page 2, line 42, at end insert—
| '(f) | the relevant committees of both Houses of Parliament have issued certificates that in their opinion the provision is not controversial.'. |
Mr Christopher Chope
40
*Clause 3, page 3, leave out lines 2 and 3.
Mr Christopher Chope
41
*Clause 3, page 3, line 4, leave out subsection (4).
Alison Seabeck
22
*Clause 4, page 3, line 8, leave out from 'on' to 'unless' and insert 'any person'.
Alison Seabeck
23
*Clause 4, page 3, line 18, at end add—
'(5) Subsection (1) does not apply to—
| (a) | provision conferring a function of regulating a profession on a body elected by members of the profession; |
| (b) | provision conferring a function of regulating a trade on a body elected by members of the trade; or |
| (c) | provision conferring on a local authority, within the meaning of section 1 of the Local Government Act 2000 (c.22), the function of legislating with respect to its area.'. |
Mr Oliver Heald
14
Clause 13, page 7, line 24, leave out paragraph (a).
Mr Oliver Heald
17
Clause 13, page 7, line 26, at end insert—
'(1A) Unless the Minister is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for applying the negative resolution procedure or the affirmative resolution procedure, he must recommend that the super-affirmative procedure shall apply to any draft order laid under section 12.'.
Mr Oliver Heald
2
Clause 13, page 7, line 30, leave out '21' and insert '30'.
Mr Oliver Heald
8
Clause 13, page 7, line 30, leave out '21' and insert '60'.
Mr Oliver Heald
3
Clause 13, page 7, line 39, leave out '21' and insert '30'.
Alison Seabeck
24
*Clause 13, page 7, line 39, leave out '21-day' and insert 'preliminary'.
Mr Oliver Heald
9
Clause 13, page 7, line 39, leave out '21' and insert '60'.
Mr Oliver Heald
4
Clause 13, page 7, line 46, leave out '21' and insert '30'.
Alison Seabeck
25
*Clause 13, page 7, line 46, leave out '21-day' and insert 'preliminary'.
Mr Oliver Heald
10
Clause 13, page 7, line 46, leave out '21' and insert '60'.
Mr Oliver Heald
5
Clause 13, page 8, line 7, leave out first '21' and insert '30'.
Alison Seabeck
26
*Clause 13, page 8, line 7, leave out '21-day' and insert 'preliminary'.
Mr Oliver Heald
11
Clause 13, page 8, line 7, leave out first '21' and insert '60'.
Mr Oliver Heald
Alison Seabeck
6
Clause 13, page 8, line 7, leave out second '21' and insert '30'.
Mr Oliver Heald
12
Clause 13, page 8, line 7, leave out second '21' and insert '60'.
Mr Oliver Heald
7
Clause 13, page 8, line 8, at end insert—
'(8) The "30 day period" in this section may be increased by not more than 30 days subject to—
| (a) | a resolution of either House of Parliament, or |
| (b) | a recommendation from the relevant committee of either House of Parliament that is not rejected by a resolution of that House.'. |
Mr Oliver Heald
16
Clause 13, page 8, line 8, at end insert—
'(8) The "60 day period" in this section may be increased by not more than 60 days subject to—
| (a) | a resolution of either House of Parliament, or |
| (b) | a recommendation from the relevant committee of either House of Parliament that is not rejected by a resolution of that House.'. |
Mr Oliver Heald
13
Page 8, line 9, leave out Clause 14.
Mr Oliver Heald
15
Clause 15, page 8, line 25, leave out '40' and insert '60'.
Mr Oliver Heald
19
Clause 15, page 8, line 30, leave out subsection 4 and insert—
'(4) In this section, "the 60 day period" means the period of 60 days beginning with the day on which the draft order was laid before Parliament under section 12.'.
Alison Seabeck
28
*Clause 16, page 8, line 35, after 'must', insert ', subject to subsection (1A),'.
Mr Oliver Heald
1
Clause 16, page 8, line 40, at end insert—
'(2A) If during the 60 day period an amendment, or amendments, to an order under section 16 is agreed by—
| (a) | both Houses of Parliament, or |
| (b) | the relevant committees in both Houses of Parliament, |
the Minister shall either—
| (a) | make the amendment or amendments to the order, or |
| (b) | withdraw the order.'. |
NEW CLAUSES
Annual report to Parliament about section 1 orders
Mr Oliver Heald
NC1
To move the following Clause:—
'A Minister of the Crown shall annually lay a report before Parliament detailing, for each government department that made an order under section 1 in that year—
| (a) | what burdens have been removed, |
| (b) | what burdens have been simplified, |
| (c) | what burdens have been imposed, and |
| (d) | what has been the impact of each order.'. |
Reserved areas of competence
Mr Oliver Heald
NC2
To move the following Clause:—
'(1) Schedule [Reserved areas of competence] shall have effect.
(2) A Minister may not make an order under section 1 containing provisions relating to the reserved areas of competence as set out in Schedule [Reserved areas of competence].
(3) A Minister of the Crown may, subject to a resolution of both Houses of Parliament, amend by order the reserved areas of competence in Schedule [Reserved areas of competence].'.
Veto of proposed order
Mr Oliver Heald
NC3
To move the following Clause:—
'(1) Where, during the 21 day period set out in section 13, either House of Parliament considers the content of an order to be inappropriate under the powers conferred by section 1, the further passage of the order may be blocked by—
| (a) | a resolution of either House of Parliament, or |
| (b) | a recommendation from the relevant committee of either House of Parliament that is not rejected by a resolution of that House. |
(2) An order which has the same or similar effect to one that has previously been prevented from passing under the provisions of subsection 13(1) may not be laid under section (1) within the subsequent two-year period.
(3) In this section, the "two-year period" means the period of two years beginning with the day on which the draft order was laid before Parliament under section 12.'.
