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Report Stage Proceedings: 25th October 2006              

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(d)    

sections 72 and 74,

 

(e)    

section 75(2) and (3) and Schedules 9 and 10 so far as relating to the

 

Recreational Charities Act 1958 (c. 17), and

 

(f)    

section 75(4) and (5), sections 76 to 78 and this section.

 

(3C)    

But the provisions referred to in subsection (3B)(a) and (e) affect the law of

 

Northern Ireland only so far as they affect the construction of references to

 

charities or charitable purposes in enactments which relate to matters falling

 

within paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47)

 

(excepted matters: taxes and duties); and so far as they so affect the law of

 

Northern Ireland—

 

(a)    

references in sections 1(1) and 2(1) to the law of England and Wales are

 

to be read as references to the law of Northern Ireland, and

 

(b)    

the reference in section 1(1) to the High Court is to be read as a reference

 

to the High Court in Northern Ireland.’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  74

 

Page  82  [Clause  79],  leave out line 5 and insert—

 

‘(6)    

But subsection (5) does not apply to any amendment or repeal made in the

 

Recreational Charities Act 1958 (c. 17) by a provision referred to in subsection

 

(3) or (3B).

 

(6A)    

Subsection (5) also does not apply to—’.

 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  75

 

Page  82,  line  12  [Clause  79],  leave out subsection (7).

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  76

 

Page  83,  line  11  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  77

 

Page  83,  line  12  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  78

 

Page  84,  line  5  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  79

 

Page  84,  line  6  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.


 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 25th October 2006              

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Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  80

 

Page  84,  line  8  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  81

 

Page  84,  line  19  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  82

 

Page  84,  line  21  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  83

 

Page  84,  line  24  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  84

 

Page  84,  line  29  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  85

 

Page  84,  line  33  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 


 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  133

 

Page  93,  line  8  [Schedule  4],  leave out from ‘matter’ to end of line 24 and insert—

 

         

‘as set out in paragraph (3), an appeal may be brought to the Tribunal against

 

any decision, direction or order made or given by the Commission under this

 

Act (including any decision not to give a direction, make an order or otherwise

 

act under this Act).

 

      (2)  

Such an appeal may be brought by—

 

(a)    

the Attorney General;

 

(b)    

any person from the following—

 

(i)    

the persons who are or claim to be the charity trustees of the

 

institution or who otherwise have control or management of

 

the institution,

 

(ii)    

(if a body corporate) the institution itself, and

 

(iii)    

any other person who is or may be affected by the decision,

 

direction or order (as the case may be).

 

      (3)  

In determining such an appeal the Tribunal—

 

(a)    

shall consider afresh the decision, direction or order appealed against,

 

and

 

(b)    

may take into account evidence which was not available to the

 

Commission.

 

      (4)  

The Tribunal may—

 

(a)    

dismiss the appeal and direct the Commission to provide full

 

explanation in writing of the reasons for its decision not to give such a

 

decision, direction or order,


 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 25th October 2006              

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(b)    

if it allows the appeal, exercise any of the following powers—

 

(i)    

quash the decision, direction or order (as the case may be) in

 

whole or in part, and (if appropriate) remit the matter to the

 

Commission,

 

(ii)    

substitute for all or part of the decision, direction or order (as

 

the case may be) such other decision, direction or order as

 

could have been made or given by the Commission,

 

(iii)    

give such direction to the Commission as it shall consider

 

appropriate,

 

(iv)    

substitute for all or part of any direction or order any other

 

direction or order which could have been made by the

 

Commission, and

 

(v)    

add to the decision, direction, or order (as the case may be)

 

anything which could have been contained in the original

 

decision, direction or order.’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  86

 

Page  102,  line  40  [Schedule  4],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  87

 

Page  102,  line  47  [Schedule  4],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Not moved  88

 

Page  104,  line  22  [Schedule  4],  at end insert—

 

    ‘(4)  

But sub-paragraph (3) above does not prevent the Commission from

 

considering afresh a question decided in proceedings on a reference if it

 

appears to the Commission—

 

(a)    

that there has been a change of circumstances, or

 

(b)    

that the decision is inconsistent with a later judicial decision.’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  89

 

Page  105,  line  34  [Schedule  4],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  90

 

Page  109,  line  4  [Schedule  6],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.


 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 25th October 2006              

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Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  91

 

Page  109,  line  37  [Schedule  6],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  92

 

Page  109,  line  39  [Schedule  6],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  93

 

Page  110,  line  30  [Schedule  6],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  94

 

Page  113,  line  33  [Schedule  6],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  95

 

Page  115,  line  16  [Schedule  6],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  96

 

Page  116,  line  23  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  97

 

Page  118,  line  4  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 



 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 25th October 2006              

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Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  98

 

Page  119,  line  29  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  99

 

Page  120,  line  44  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  100

 

Page  122,  line  6  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  101

 

Page  125,  line  35  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  102

 

Page  126,  line  32  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  103

 

Page  129,  line  28  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  104

 

Page  130,  line  5  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Minister’.

 



 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 25th October 2006              

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Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  105

 

Page  132,  line  10  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘of the Secretary of State’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  106

 

Page  137,  line  25  [Schedule  8],  at end insert—

 

‘Recreational Charities Act 1958 (c. 17)

 

38A      

In section 6 of the Recreational Charities Act 1958 (short title and extent) for

 

subsection (2) substitute—

 

“(2)    

Section 1 of this Act, as amended by section 5 of the Charities Act

 

2006, has the same effect in relation to the law of Scotland or Northern

 

Ireland as section 5 of that Act has by virtue of section 79(3) to (3C)

 

of that Act.

 

(3)    

Sections 1 and 2 of this Act, as in force before the commencement of

 

section 5 of that Act, continue to have effect in relation to the law of

 

Scotland or Northern Ireland so far as they affect the construction of

 

any references to charities or charitable purposes which—

 

(a)    

are to be construed in accordance with the law of England and

 

Wales, but

 

(b)    

are not contained in enactments relating to matters of the kind

 

mentioned in section 79(3A) or (3C) of that Act.”’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  107

 

Page  145,  line  12  [Schedule  8],  at end insert—

 

  ‘(1A)  

In subsection (1) after the definition of “institution” insert—

 

““the Minister” means the Minister for the Cabinet Office;”.’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  108

 

Page  150,  line  16  [Schedule  8],  leave out ‘that section’ and insert ‘section 13(4)(b)

 

of that Act’.

 



 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 25th October 2006              

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Martin Horwood

 

Not selected  129

 

Page  153,  line  1  [Schedule  8],  after ‘manager’, insert ‘or interim trustee’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  109

 

Page  161,  line  3  [Schedule  8],  at end insert—

 

    ‘(9)  

In subsection (8) for “in subsection (3)” substitute “to subsection (3)”.’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  110

 

Page  166,  line  4  [Schedule  8],  leave out ‘19B’ and insert ‘19C’.

 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  111

 

Page  166,  line  29  [Schedule  8],  at end insert—

 

  ‘(3A)  

At the end add “or section 75D”.’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  112

 

Page  169,  line  11  [Schedule  8],  at end insert—

 

‘““the Minister” means the Minister for the Cabinet Office;”’.

 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  113

 

Page  169,  line  15  [Schedule  8],  at end insert—

 

‘173A    

In section 97(3) (general interpretation) for “Part IV or IX” substitute “Part 4,

 

7, 8A or 9”.’.

 


 

Hilary Armstrong

 

Agreed to  114

 

Page  176,  line  37  [Schedule  9],  leave out ‘paragraphs (x) and (zb)’ and insert

 

‘paragraph (x)’.

 



 
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