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58 | Page 32, line 32, leave out “only” and insert “and |
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| (b) | on every subsequent occasion on which it appears to the Secretary |
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| of State that the power is being exercised for purposes that are not |
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| confined to the modification of existing fees to take account of |
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| changes in the value of money, |
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59 | Page 35, line 2, leave out “authorised by this section which modifies” and insert |
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| “that he is authorised to make by this section for modifying” |
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60 | Page 35, line 4, at end insert— |
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| “( ) | A statutory instrument containing an order which— |
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| (a) | contains provisions that the Secretary of State is authorised to make |
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| (b) | is not an order a draft of which is required to have been laid before |
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| Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House, |
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| | shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House |
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61 | Page 35, line 18, leave out from beginning to “be” in line 19 and insert— |
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| “(3) | A statutory instrument containing regulations which— |
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| (a) | contain provisions that the Secretary of State is authorised to make |
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| (b) | are not regulations a draft of which is required to have been laid |
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| before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House, |
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62 | Page 35, line 21, leave out “Subject to subsection (8),” |
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63 | Page 35, line 22, after “regulations” insert “(other than the power of the Secretary |
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| of State to make an order under section 45(3))” |
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64 | Page 36, line 8, leave out subsection (8) |
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65 | Page 37, line 19, after “resides”” insert “and cognate expressions” |
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66 | Page 37, line 22, leave out from “State” to end of line 23 |
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67 | Page 38, line 3, leave out paragraph (e) and insert— |
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| “(e) | the acceptance or acknowledgment of the conduct of an individual |
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| as compliance by that individual with a requirement imposed on |
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| him by or under an enactment, or the receipt of any notification or |
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| information provided by an individual for the purpose of |
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| complying with such a requirement.” |
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69 | Page 39, line 12, after “section” insert “, section (Commencement: report on costs and |
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70 | Insert the following new Clause— |
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| “Commencement: report on costs and benefits |
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| (1) | No provision of this Act, except sections 38, 39, 45 and this section, shall be |
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| brought into force until the Secretary of State has laid before Parliament a |
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| report in accordance with subsection (2) and that report has been approved |
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| (2) | The report shall contain— |
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| (a) | a detailed estimate of the revenue and capital costs arising from this |
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| Act (“the cost estimate”); and |
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| (b) | a statement of the expected benefits of this Act. |
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| (3) | The cost estimate shall cover costs incurred by the bodies specified in |
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| subsection (6) and shall comprise— |
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| (a) | a statement in the format of resource accounts as defined in the |
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| Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20); |
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| (b) | a statement of cash expenditures; |
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| (c) | a statement setting out the material assumptions that have been |
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| made in preparing the cost estimate. |
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| (4) | The cost estimate shall include— |
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| (a) | the actual costs incurred in the period from 26th April 2004 to the |
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| date to which the cost estimate is prepared; and |
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| (b) | the costs that are estimated to be incurred during a period of 10 |
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| years after the date to which the estimate is prepared or such longer |
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| future period as shall be determined by the Secretary of State. |
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| (5) | The cost estimate shall be analysed into each of the financial years ending |
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| 31st March covered by the cost estimate. |
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| (6) | The bodies referred to in subsection (3) are— |
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| (a) | all Government departments or agencies; |
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| (b) | any other person who carries out functions under this Act; |
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| | and for the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that “Government |
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| departments or agencies” includes any Northern Ireland department and |
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| the National Assembly for Wales. |
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| (7) | The cost estimate shall be examined by the Comptroller and Auditor |
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| General who shall prepare a report on it and shall lay the report before |
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71 | Page 40, line 13, after “Kingdom” insert “or elsewhere” |
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72 | Page 40, line 17, at end insert “(showing the features of the face)” |
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