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Notices of Amendments given on Monday 19th March 2007 Public Bill Committee Consumers, Estate Agents & Redress Bill [Lords] Charles Hendry
1 Clause 5, page 3, line 36, leave out ‘before each financial year publish’ and insert ‘publish triennially’. Charles Hendry
2 Clause 3, page 2, line 43, leave out subsection (3). Charles Hendry
3 Clause 3, page 3, line 6, at end insert— ‘(d) a person who purchases, uses or receives goods or services for the purpose of their own business.’. Charles Hendry
4 Clause 3, page 3, line 4, leave out paragraph (b). Charles Hendry
5 Clause 5, page 4, line 5, after second ‘the’, insert ‘measurable’. Charles Hendry
6 Clause 5, page 4, line 12, at end insert— ‘(c) expenditure incurred under subsection (3) must not exceed such amount as may be prescribed in regulations.’. Charles Hendry
7 Clause 6, page 4, line 43, leave out ‘have regard to’ and insert ‘implement’. Charles Hendry
8 Clause 6, page 5, line 9, leave out ‘have regard to the need to’. Charles Hendry
9 Clause 6, page 4, line 42, at end insert— ‘(a) the Council must, at all times, act independently of Government, regulators and providers of goods and services’. Charles Hendry
10 Clause 10, page 6, line 31, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’. Charles Hendry
11 Clause 10, page 6, line 31, leave out from ‘facilitate’ to end of line 32 and insert ‘disseminate advice and information to consumers—’. Charles Hendry
12 Clause 22, page 12, line 36, at end add— ‘( ) The Secretary of State must publish the reasons for any approval given under paragraph 22(4)(b).’. Charles Hendry
13 Clause 30, page 17, line 25, leave out subsection (2). Charles Hendry
14 Clause 11, page 7, line 10, at end insert ‘and provide an account of how its resources were used in an efficient way.’. Charles Hendry
15 Clause 11, page 7, line 11, leave out subsection (2). Charles Hendry
16 Clause 18, page 11, line 5, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’. Charles Hendry
17 Clause 18, page 11, line 5, at end add— ‘(3) In exercising the powers under this section the Secretary of State shall respect the independence of the Council.’. Charles Hendry
18 Clause 20, page 11, line 37, at end insert— ‘(e) prior to making an appointment under subsection (2)(d), the Secretary of State must consult such persons as would be affected by such an appointment.’. Charles Hendry
19 Clause 20, page 12, line 3, leave out ‘As soon as practicable’ and insert ‘No later than six months’. Lettings Charles Hendry
NC1 To move the following Clause:— ‘(1) Section 1 of the Estate Agents Act 1979 (c. 38) (estate agency work) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (1) after “land”, insert “or who wishes to let, rent or manage residential property”. (3) In subsection (1)(a), after “such an interest”, insert “or manage, rent or, as the case may be, let such a residential interest”. (4) In subsection (1)(b), after “of that interest”, insert “or the management, letting or, as the case may be, renting of that residential interest”.’. Susan Kramer
20 Clause 4, page 3, line 33, at end add— ‘(6) An order under subsection (2) above is to be made by statutory instrument. (7) No such order shall be made unless a draft of it has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament. Susan Kramer
21 Clause 6, page 5, line 15, leave out from ‘must’ to second ‘to’ in line 16 and insert ‘develop policies and discharge its duties so that it contributes’. Susan Kramer
22 Clause 30, page 17, line 25, leave out subsection (2) and insert— ‘(2) The Secretary of State may make an order by statutory instrument to abolish The Consumer Council for Postal Services, provided that— (a) no such order shall be made unless a draft of it has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament, and (b) no such order shall be made before 2010.’. Standards of competence Susan Kramer
NC2 To move the following Clause:— ‘(1) Section 22 of the Estate Agents Act 1979 (c.38) (Standards of competence) is amended as follows. (2) For subsections (1) and (2) substitute— “(1) The Secretary of State will by regulations made by statutory instrument designate any body of persons as an approved body to which people engaged in estate agency work, including both the sale and lettings of residential property, must belong. (2) The approved bodies must make membership conditional on signing up to rules and codes of conduct, which will— (a) prescibe minimum competency standards; (b) ensure that firms have adequate professional indemnity insurance and, as appropriate, clients money protection insurance; (c) require a minimum level of professional development per year; and (d) require membership of a redress scheme.’. Susan Kramer
23 Schedule 6, page 62, line 29, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’. Susan Kramer
24 Schedule 6, page 62, line 29, at end insert ‘(a)’. Susan Kramer
25 Schedule 6, page 62, line 31, after ‘work’, insert— ‘(b) developing and directly selling residential property to members of the public; or (c) facilitating temporary periods of residence to members of the public at residential property not owned by those members of the public;’. Susan Kramer
26 Schedule 6, page 68, line 25, leave out ‘£1,000’ and insert ‘£10,000’. |
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