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| Wednesday 24th October 2007 |
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| Legal Services Bill [Lords]
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| To move, That this House does not insist on Commons Amendment No. 4 to which the Lords |
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| have disagreed, disagrees to Lords Amendment No. 4A proposed in lieu of that Amendment and |
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| proposes the following Amendments to the Bill in lieu of Lords Amendment No. 4A— |
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| Page 7 , line 15 , at end insert— |
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| | ‘(5A) | Where P is an independent trade union, persons provided with relevant services |
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| | do not constitute the public or a section of the public where— |
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| | (a) | the persons are provided with the relevant services by virtue of their |
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| | membership or former membership of P or of another person’s |
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| | membership or former membership of P, and |
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| | (b) | the services are excepted membership services. |
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| | (5B) | Subject to subsection (5C), “excepted membership services” means relevant |
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| | services which relate to or have a connection with— |
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| | (a) | relevant activities of a member, or former member, of the independent |
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| | (b) | any other activities carried on for the purposes of or in connection with, |
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| | or arising from, such relevant activities; |
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| | (c) | any event which has occurred (or is alleged to have occurred) in the |
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| | course of or in connection with such relevant activities or activities |
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| | (d) | activities carried on by a person for the purposes of or in connection with, |
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| | or arising from, the person’s membership of the independent trade union; |
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| | | and such other relevant services as the Lord Chancellor may by order specify. |
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| | (5C) | The Lord Chancellor may by order make provision about the circumstances in |
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| | which relevant services do or do not relate to, or have a connection with, the |
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| | matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (5B).’. |
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| Page 7, line 21, after ‘subsection’ insert ‘(5B), (5C) or’. |
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| Page 7, line 24, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(9) | In subsection (5B), “relevant activities”, in relation to a person who is or was a |
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| | member of an independent trade union, means any employment (including self- |
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| | employment), trade, occupation or other activity to which the person’s |
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| | membership of the trade union relates or related.’. |
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| To move, That this House disagrees to Lords Amendment No. 15A but proposes the following |
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| Amendment in lieu thereof— |
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| Line 10, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘and, in preparing that statement, the Board must have regard to the principle that |
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| | the Board should not exercise any of those functions by reason of an act or |
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| | omission of an approved regulator unless the act or omission was unreasonable.’. |
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| | Lords Reasons Nos. 74A, 75A, 76A, 77A, 81A, 82A, 83A, 84A, 85A, 86A, 87A and 88A |
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| To move, That this House does not insist on Commons Amendments Nos. 74 to 77 and 81 to |
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| 88 to which the Lords have disagreed, but proposes the following Amendments to the Bill in lieu |
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| of Commons Amendments Nos. 74 to 77 and 81 to 88— |
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| Page 121 , line 6, leave out ‘with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice’. |
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| Page 121 , line 10, leave out ‘with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice’. |
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| Page 121 , line 12, at end insert— |
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| | ‘() | Before appointing an ordinary member, the Lord Chancellor must consult the |
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| | Lord Chief Justice about the process for appointment of the member and about |
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| | the person selected for appointment.’. |
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| Page 121 , line 16, leave out ‘and Lord Chief Justice’. |
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| Page 122 , line 17, leave out ‘and Lord Chief Justice’. |
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| Page 123 , line 6, leave out ‘with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice’. |
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| Page 123 , line 8, leave out ‘and Lord Chief Justice’. |
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| Page 123 , line 11, leave out ‘and Lord Chief Justice are’ and insert ‘is’. |
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| Page 123 , line 21, leave out sub-paragraph (5). |
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| Page 123 , line 23, leave out ‘the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice remove’ and |
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| Page 123 , line 24, leave out from ‘member’ to end of line 25 and insert ‘under sub- |
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| paragraph (1)(b), the Lord Chancellor must consult— |
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| | (a) | the Lord Chief Justice, and |
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| | (b) | if the ordinary member is not the chairman, the chairman.’. |
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| Page 123 , line 26, leave out ‘and Lord Chief Justice’. |
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| | Order of the House [4th JUNE 2007] |
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| | That the following provisions shall apply to the Legal Services Bill [Lords]: |
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| | 1. | The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee. |
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| | Proceedings in Public Bill Committee |
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| | 2. | Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously |
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| | concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 28th June 2007. |
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| | 3. | The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on |
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| | Consideration and Third Reading |
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| | 4. | Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the |
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| | day on which those proceedings are commenced. |
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| | 5. | Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day. |
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| | 6. | Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to |
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| | proceedings on consideration and Third Reading. |
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| | 7. | Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on |
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| | consideration of any message from the Lords) may be programmed. |
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