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Amendments proposed to the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill, As Amended - continued	House of Commons

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As Amendments to Hilary Armstrong's proposed Amendment (No. 46):—

Mr Greg Knight
Rosemary McKenna
Sir Robert Smith
Mr Eric Illsley
Mr Christopher Chope
Ms Katy Clark

Mr Roger Gale

(a)

Line 5, leave out from 'with' to end of line 18 and insert 'responsibility for this matter may, at any time after the expiry of the 30-day period and before the expiry of the 40-day period, recommend that no further proceedings be taken in relation to the draft order.'.

Dr Tony Wright

(b)

Line 9, leave out from beginning to end of line 18.

Mr David Heath
David Howarth

(c)

Line 9, leave out from beginning to end of line 22.

Andrew Miller

(d)

*Line 20, leave out from 'draft' to 'recommendation' in line 21 and insert 'no order may be made under this Part in the terms of the draft order unless either—

(a)	before the order is made—

(i)	at least two years have passed since the recommendation was made, and

(ii)	the procedure to be observed under this Part has been observed anew, or

(b)

Hilary Armstrong

Page 8, line 20 [Clause 14], leave out 'subsection (2)' and insert 'this section'.

Hilary Armstrong

Page 8, line 22 [Clause 14], leave out 'subsection (2)' and insert 'this section—

(a)	the "30-day period" has the meaning given by section 13(7); and

(b)

Hilary Armstrong

Page 8, line 24 [Clause 14], at end insert—

'(5) For the purpose of calculating the 40-day period in a case where a recommendation is made under subsection (2B) by a committee of either House but the recommendation is rejected by that House under subsection (2D), no account shall be taken of any day between the day on which the recommendation was made and the day on which the recommendation was rejected.'.

Andrew Miller

101

*Page 8, line 24 [Clause 14], at end add—

'(5) This section is subject to section (Extension of periods).'.

Hilary Armstrong

Page 8, line 31 [Clause 15], at end insert—

'(2A) However, a committee of either House charged with reporting on the draft order may, at any time after the expiry of the 30-day period and before the expiry of the 40-day period, recommend under this subsection that no further proceedings be taken in relation to the draft order.

(2B) A recommendation under subsection (2A) may be made only if the committee considers that—

(a)	the provision made by the draft order does not serve the purpose specified in section (Power to remove or reduce burdens)(2), (Power to promote regulatory principles)(2) or (Power to implement Law Commission recommendations)(2) (as the case may be);

(b)	any relevant condition in section 3(2) is not satisfied in relation to any provision of the draft order referred to in section 3(1); or

(c)	the condition in section 3(4) is not satisfied in relation to any provision of the draft order referred to in section 3(3).

(2C) Where a recommendation is made by a committee of either House under subsection (2A) in relation to a draft order, no proceedings may be taken in relation to the draft order in that House under subsection (2) unless the recommendation is, in the same Session, rejected by resolution of that House.'.

As Amendments to Hilary Armstrong's proposed Amendment (No. 50):—

Mr Greg Knight
Rosemary McKenna
Sir Robert Smith
Mr Eric Illsley
Mr Christopher Chope
Ms Katy Clark

John Hemming

(a)

Line 1, leave out from 'with' to end of line 14 and insert 'responsibility for this matter may, at any time after the expiry of the 30-day period and before the expiry of the 40-day period, recommend that no further proceedings be taken in relation to the draft order.'.

Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Harper

(b)

Line 5, leave out from beginning to end of line 14.

Mr David Heath
David Howarth

(c)

Line 5, leave out from beginning to end of line 18.

Andrew Miller

(e)

*Line 16, leave out from 'no' to 'recommendation' in line 17 and insert 'order may be made under this Part in the terms of the draft order unless either—

(a)	before the order is made—

(i)	at least two years have passed since the recommendation was made, and

(ii)	the procedure to be observed under this Part has been observed anew, or

(b)

Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Harper

(d)

Line 18, at end add—

'(2D) Where a draft order has been the subject of a recommendation under subsection (2A) and no further proceedings have been taken in the same Session, a Minister may not table a like draft Order within a period of two years after the day before the draft order was laid before Parliament pursuant to section 12.'.

Hilary Armstrong

Page 8, line 34 [Clause 15], leave out 'subsection (2)' and insert 'this section—

(a)	the "30-day period" has the meaning given by section 13(7); and

(b)

Hilary Armstrong

Page 8, line 34 [Clause 15], at end insert—

'(5) For the purpose of calculating the 40-day period in a case where a recommendation is made under subsection (2A) by a committee of either House but the recommendation is rejected by that House under subsection (2C), no account shall be taken of any day between the day on which the recommendation was made and the day on which the recommendation was rejected.'.

Andrew Miller

102

*Page 8, line 34 [Clause 15], at end add—

'(5) This section is subject to section (Extension of periods).'.

Hilary Armstrong

Page 9, line 5 [Clause 16], leave out from 'statement' to end of line 6 and insert—

'(a)	stating whether any representations were made under subsection (2)(a); and

(b)	if any representations were so made, giving details of them.'.

Hilary Armstrong

Page 9, line 8 [Clause 16], after subsection (4) insert—

'(4A) However, a committee of either House charged with reporting on the draft order may, at any time after the laying of a statement under subsection (3) and before the draft order is approved by that House under subsection (4), recommend under this subsection that no further proceedings be taken in relation to the draft order.

(4B) A recommendation under subsection (4A) may be made only if the committee considers that—

(a)	the provision made by the draft order does not serve the purpose specified in section (Power to remove or reduce burdens)(2), (Power to promote regulatory principles)(2) or (Power to implement Law Commission recommendations)(2) (as the case may be);

(b)	any relevant condition in section 3(2) is not satisfied in relation to any provision of the draft order referred to in section 3(1); or

(c)	the condition in section 3(4) is not satisfied in relation to any provision of the draft order referred to in section 3(3).

(4C) Where a recommendation is made by a committee of either House under subsection (4A) in relation to a draft order, no proceedings may be taken in relation to the draft order in that House under subsection (4) unless the recommendation is, in the same Session, rejected by resolution of that House.'.

As Amendments to Hilary Armstrong's proposed Amendment (No. 54):—

Mr Greg Knight
Rosemary McKenna
Sir Robert Smith
Mr Eric Illsley
Mr Christopher Chope
Ms Katy Clark

Mr Roger Gale

(a)

Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Harper

(b)

Line 5, leave out from beginning to end of line 14.

Mr David Heath
David Howarth

(c)

Line 5, leave out from beginning to end of line 18.

Andrew Miller

(e)

*Line 16, leave out from 'no' to 'recommendation' in line 17 and insert 'order may be made under this Part in the terms of the draft order unless either—

(a)	before the order is made—

(i)	at least two years have passed since the recommendation was made, and

(ii)	the procedure to be observed under this Part has been observed anew, or

(b)

Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Harper

(d)

Line 18, at end add—

'(4D) Where a draft order has been the subject of a recommendation under subsection (4A) and no further proceedings have been taken in the same Session, a Minister may not table a like draft Order within a period of two years after the day before the draft order was laid before Parliament pursuant to section 12.'.

Hilary Armstrong

Page 9, line 18 [Clause 16], after subsection (6) insert—

'(6A) However, a committee of either House charged with reporting on the revised draft order may, at any time after the revised draft order is laid under subsection (5) and before it is approved by that House under subsection (6), recommend under this subsection that no further proceedings be taken in relation to the revised draft order.

(6B) A recommendation under subsection (6A) may be made only if the committee considers that—

(a)	the provision made by the revised draft order does not serve the purpose specified in section (Power to remove or reduce burdens)(2), (Power to promote regulatory principles)(2) or (Power to implement Law Commission recommendations)(2) (as the case may be);

(b)	any relevant condition in section 3(2) is not satisfied in relation to any provision of the revised draft order referred to in section 3(1); or

(c)	the condition in section 3(4) is not satisfied in relation to any provision of the revised draft order referred to in section 3(3).

(6C) Where a recommendation is made by a committee of either House under subsection (6A) in relation to a revised draft order, no proceedings may be taken in relation to the revised draft order in that House under subsection (6) unless the recommendation is, in the same Session, rejected by resolution of that House.'.