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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given up to and including

Friday 31st October 2008

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance

Public Bill Committee

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Political Parties and Elections Bill

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Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the

Programming Sub-Committee [29th October 2008].

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee

The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill

agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on Wednesday 29th October (Standing

Order No. 83C):

That—

(1)	the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.00 a.m. on Tuesday

4th November) meet—

(a)	at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 6th November;

(b)	at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 11th November;

(c)	at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 13th November;

(d)	at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 18th November;

(e)	at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 20th November;

(2)	the Committee shall hear evidence in accordance with the following Table;

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	Date	Time	Witness
	Tuesday 4th	Until no later than	Ministry of Justice
	November	12.00 p.m.
	Tuesday 4th	Until no later than	Sir Hayden Phillips;
	November	1.00 p.m.	Sir Christopher Kelly
	Thursday 6th	Until no later than	Electoral Commission
	November	10.25 a.m.
	Thursday 6th	Until no later than	Professor Keith
	November	2.00 p.m.	Ewing, King’s College
			London;
			Professor Justin
			Fisher, Brunel
			University;
			Dr Michael Pinto-
			Duschinsky
	Thursday 6th	Until no later than	Representatives of the
	November	3.00 p.m.	Labour Party, the
			Conservative Party,
			and the Liberal
			Democrats

(3)	the proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 4 to 7; new

Clauses relating to Electoral Commisioners etc; new Schedules relating to

Electoral Commissioners etc; Clauses 1 and 2; Schedule 1; Clause 3;

Schedule 2; new Clauses relating to functions of Electoral Commission; new

Schedules relating to functions of Electoral Commission; Clauses 12 and 13;

new Clauses relating to elections and electoral registration; new Schedules

relating to elections and electoral registration; Clause 8; Schedule 3; Clauses

9 to 11; new Clauses relating to political donations and expenditure; new

Schedules relating to political donations and expenditure; Clauses 14 and 15;

Schedules 4 and 5; Clauses 16 to 20; remaining new Clauses; remaining new

Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

(4)	the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 20th November.

Mr Michael Wills has given notice of his intention to move a motion in the terms of the

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Standing Order No. 83C].

Mr Michael Wills

That, subject to the discretion of the Chairman, any written evidence received by the

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

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Mr Michael Wills

That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the

Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.

Mr Fabian Hamilton

Mr Denis MacShane

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Clause  1,  page  1,  line  10,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.

Mr Fabian Hamilton

Mr Denis MacShane

10

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  3,  leave out subsection (3).

Mr Fabian Hamilton

Mr Denis MacShane

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Schedule  1,  page  15,  line  2,  after ‘may’, insert ‘, subject to sub-paragraph (1A),’.

Mr Fabian Hamilton

Mr Denis MacShane

13

Schedule  1,  page  15,  line  11,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

A justice of the peace may not issue a warrant under this paragraph in respect

of any premises used by a holder of a relevant elective office.’.

Mr Fabian Hamilton

Mr Denis MacShane

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Schedule  1,  page  19,  line  6,  at end add—

‘13	The Commission shall lay before Parliament, on a quarterly basis, reports

specifying how it has exercised its powers under this Schedule.’.

Mr Fabian Hamilton

Mr Denis MacShane

1

Schedule  2,  page  20,  line  25,  at end insert ‘and may by notice require the

Commission to withdraw the notice and pursue the matter as a criminal offence under the

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relevant provisions.’.

New Clauses relating to functions of electoral Commission

Removal of specified offences

Mr Fabian Hamilton

NC6

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) is amended as

follows.

(2)	The following provisions are omitted—

(a)	section 47(1)(b),

(b)	section 65(3), and

(c)	paragraph 12(1) of Schedule 7.

(3)	In Schedule 20 (penalties) the following entries in the table, and the

corresponding entries in column 2, are omitted—

(a)	Section 47(1)(b) (failure to deliver proper statement of accounts),

(b)	Section 65(3) (failure to deliver donation reports to Commission within

time limits), and

(c)	paragraph 12(1) of Schedule 7 (failure to deliver donation report to

Commission within time limit).’.

new clauses relating to elections and electoral registration

Individual voter registration

Mr Francis Maude

Nick Herbert

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The 1983 Act is amended as follows.

(2)	In section 10 (maintenance of registers: annual canvass), for subsections (4A) and

(4B) there is substituted—

“(4A)

Subject to subsection (4B) below, the information to be obtained by the

use of such a form for the purpose of a canvass shall include—

(a)	the signature of each of the persons in relation to whom the form

is completed;

(b)	the date of birth of each such person; and

(c)	in relation to each such person—

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(i)	his national insurance number or a statement that he

does not have one,

(ii)	a statement of whether or not he has been resident in the

United Kingdom for the whole of the three-month period

ending on 15th October in the year in question, and

(iii)

any address in the United Kingdom in respect of which

he is or has applied to be registered (other than the

address in respect of which the form is completed), and

the power in subsection (4) above to prescribe a form

includes power to give effect to the requirements of the

subsection.

(4B)	An electoral officer may dispense with the requirement mentioned in

subsection (4A)(a) above in relation to any person if he is satisfied that it

is not reasonably practicable for that person to sign in a consistent and

distinctive way because of any incapacity of his or because he is unable

to read.”.

(3)	In section 10A (maintenance of registers: registration of electors)—

(a)	for subsections (1A) and (1B) there is substituted—

“(1A)

Subject to subsection (1B) below, an application for registration

in respect of an address in the United Kingdom shall include—

(a)	the signature of each of the persons to whom the

application relates;

(b)	the date of birth of each such person; and

(c)	in relation to each person—

(i)	his national insurance number or a statement

that he does not have one,

(ii)	a statement of whether or not he has been

resident in the United Kingdom for the whole of

the three-month period ending on the date of the

application, and

(iii)

any other address in the United Kingdom in

respect of which he is or has applied to be

registered, and the power in subsection (1)

above to prescribe requirements includes power

to give effect to the requirements of this

subsection.

(1B)	An electoral registration officer may dispense with the

requirement mentioned in subsection (1A)(a) above in relation to

any person if he is satisfied that it is not reasonably practicable

for that person to sign in a consistent and distinctive way because

of any incapacity of his or because he is unable to read.”,

(b)	for subsection (5A) there is substituted—

“(5A)

A person’s name is to be removed from the register in respect of

any address if—

(a)	the form mentioned in section 10(4) above in respect of

that address does not include all the information relating

to him required by virtue of section 10(4A) above; or

(b)	the registration officer determines that he is not satisfied

with the information relating to that person which was

included in that form pursuant to that requirement.”.

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(4)	In section 13A (alteration of registers), for subsections (2A) and (2B) there is

substituted—

“(2A)

Subject to subsection (2B) below, an application for registration under

subsection (1)(a) above in respect of an address in the United Kingdom

shall include—

(a)	the signature of each of the persons to whom the application

relates;

(b)	the date of birth of each such person; and

(c)	in relation to each such person—

(i)	his national insurance number or a statement that he

does not have one,

(ii)	a statement of whether or not he has been resident in the

United Kingdom for the whole of the three-month period

ending on the date of the application, and

(iii)

any other address in the United Kingdom in respect of

which he is or has applied to be registered, and the power

in subsection (1)(a) above to prescribe requirements

includes power to give effect to the requirements of this

subsection.

(2B)	The Chief Electoral Officer may dispense with the requirement

mentioned in subsection (2A)(a) above in relation to any person if he is

satisfied that it is not reasonably practicable for that person to sign in a

consistent and distinctive way because of any incapacity of his or because

he is unable to read.”’.

Registration of British citizens overseas

Mr Francis Maude

Nick Herbert

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘In section 2 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50) (registration of

British citizens overseas), after paragraph (3)(b) there is inserted—

“(ba)

the declarant’s passport number or a statement that the declarant

does not have one.”’.

Mr Fabian Hamilton

Mr Denis MacShane

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Clause  8,  page  5,  line  43,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.

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Mr Fabian Hamilton

Mr Denis MacShane

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Clause  8,  page  6,  line  3,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.

Mr Fabian Hamilton

Mr Denis MacShane

5

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  14,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.

Mr Fabian Hamilton

Mr Denis MacShane

6

Clause  8,  page  7,  line  28,  leave out the words in column 2 of the table and insert ‘A

fine of £1000’.

Mr Fabian Hamilton

Mr Denis MacShane

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Schedule  3,  page  34,  line  2,  at end insert—

‘Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act (details to be given in donation reports)

A1  (1)

In paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act (details to be given in donation

reports), after paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (10), there is inserted—

“(c)	the name and addresses of all the members of and donors to

the association.”.

(2)	In paragraph 2 of Schedule 6A to the 2000 Act (details to be given in

transaction reports), after paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (10), there is

inserted—

“(c)	the name and addresses of all the members of and donors to

the association.”.

(3)	In paragraph 2A of Schedule 6A to the 2000 Act (details to be given in

transaction reports), after paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (11), there is

inserted—

“(ba)

the name and addresses of all the members of and donors to

the association;”’.

Mr Fabian Hamilton

Mr Denis MacShane

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Schedule  3,  page  34,  line  4,  at beginning insert—

‘(A1)

In paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to the 2000 Act (prohibition on accepting

donations from impermissible donors), at the end of sub-paragraph (7)(c) there

is inserted “, or a compliance officer appointed by the holder of a relevant

elective office to act on his behalf.”’.

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Revised 3 November 2008