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| For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:
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| Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill [Lords], As Amended |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | Section 22 of the Estate Agents Act 1979 (c. 38) (standards of competence) is |
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| | (2) | For subsections (1) and (2) substitute— |
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| | “(1) | The Secretary of State will by regulations made by statutory instrument |
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| | designate any body of persons as an approved body to which people |
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| | engaged in estate agency work, including both the sale and lettings of |
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| | residential property, must belong. |
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| | (2) | The approved bodies must make membership conditional on signing up |
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| | to rules and codes of conduct, which will— |
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| | (a) | set minimum standards of training and qualifications required, |
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| | (b) | ensure that firms have adequate professional indemnity |
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| | insurance and, as appropriate, clients money protection |
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| | (3) | No order shall be made under subsection (1) unless a draft of it has been |
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| | laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament. |
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| | (4) | Before making an order under subsection (1) the Secretary of State must |
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| | (a) | organisations representing the interests of consumers, |
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| | (b) | other persons appearing to the Secretary of State to be |
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| | representative of persons who have an interest in the matter.”.’. |
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| Page 17, line 29 [Clause 30], leave out subsection (2) and insert— |
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| | ‘(2) | The Secretary of State may make an order by statutory instrument to abolish the |
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| | Consumer Council for Postal Services, provided that— |
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| | (a) | no such order shall be made unless a draft of it has been laid before, and |
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| | approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament, and |
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| | (b) | no such order shall be made before 2010.’. |
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