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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Wednesday 27th June 2007

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

633, 653 and 1433

Consideration of Bill

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Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill [Lords], As Amended

Standards of competence

Susan Kramer

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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)	set minimum standards of training and qualifications required,

and

(b)	ensure that firms have adequate professional indemnity

insurance and, as appropriate, clients money protection

insurance.

(3)	No order shall be made under subsection (1) unless a draft of it has been

laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(4)	Before making an order under subsection (1) the Secretary of State must

consult—

(a)	organisations representing the interests of consumers,

(b)	other persons appearing to the Secretary of State to be

representative of persons who have an interest in the matter.”.’.

Notices of Amendments: 27th June 2007

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Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill [Lords], continued

Susan Kramer

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Page  17,  line  29  [Clause  30],  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.’.

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Revised 28 June 2007