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House of Commons

Tuesday 28th February 2006

Standing Committee Proceedings

Standing Committee A

Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill

[First and second sittings]

Agreed to on division

That—

(1)
during proceedings on the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill the

Standing Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting on Tuesday 28th

February at 10.30 am) meet on—

(a)
Tuesday 28th February at 4.00 pm;

(b)
Thursday 2nd March at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm;

(c)
Tuesday 7th March at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm;

(d)
Thursday 9th March at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm;

(2)
the proceedings on the Bill shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at 4.00 pm on Thursday 9th March.

Mr Oliver Heald

Mr Christopher Chope

Mr Mark Harper

Negatived on division  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.’.

David Howarth

Mr David Heath

Not selected  42

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  7,  at end insert ‘but not so as to alter fundamental features of

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any enactment or negative its protective purposes or so as to effect or permit any

restriction of individual rights.’.

Mr Christopher Chope

David Howarth

Mr David Heath

Mr Mark Harper

Negatived on division  29

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  9,  leave out ‘with or’.

David Howarth

Mr David Heath

Not selected  44

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  10,  after ‘Part’, insert—


“‘burden” means—

(a)
a restriction, requirement or condition (including one requiring the

payment of fees or preventing the incurring of expenditure) or any

sanction (whether criminal or otherwise) for failure to observe a

restriction or to comply with a requirement or condition,

(b)
any limit on the statutory powers of any person (including a limit

preventing the charging of fees or the incurring of expenditure), and

(c)
any expense or cost (whether monetary or otherwise) arising out of

complying with any statutory provision or regulation.


any reference to “lifting a burden” includes—

(a)
a reference to removing the authorisation or requirement by virtue of

which a burden may be imposed, and

(b)
a reference to reducing the authorisation or requirement by virtue of

which a burden may be imposed (for example, by restricting the

circumstances in which it is authorised or required to be imposed).’.

David Howarth

Mr David Heath

Not selected  43

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
But the power mentioned in section 1(1) (a) shall exist only for the purpose of

removing or alleviating a burden or burdens, as defined in sections 1(4)(b) and

(c), on any person other than a Minister of the Crown.’.

Mr Christopher Chope

Mr Mark Harper

Negatived on division  30

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘or local Act’.

Mr Christopher Chope

Mr Mark Harper

Not called  31

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  13,  leave out paragraph (b).

Question proposed, that the Clause stand part of the Bill;

Ordered, That debate be now adjourned—(Mr Parmjit Dhanda)

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.00 a.m.