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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Wednesday 2nd April 2008

 

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

 

1131-40, 1239, 1287, 1459-60, 1623, 1715 and 1717

 

Consideration of Bill


 

Pensions Bill, As Amended

 

Crown employment

 

Mr Secretary Purnell

 

NC17

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

This Part has effect in relation to employment by or under the Crown as it has

 

effect in relation to other employment.

 

(2)    

For the purposes of the application of the provisions of this Part in accordance

 

with subsection (1)—

 

(a)    

references to a worker are to be construed as references to a person

 

employed by or under the Crown;

 

(b)    

references to a worker’s contract are to be construed as references to the

 

terms of employment of a person employed by or under the Crown.

 

(3)    

This section does not impose criminal liability on the Crown.

 

(4)    

But on the application of the Pensions Regulator the High Court or the Court of

 

Session may declare unlawful a failure by the Crown to comply with any of the

 

duties mentioned in section 40(1).’.

 

Mr Secretary Purnell

 

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Page  39,  line  40,  leave out Clause 79.