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Notices of Amendments: 5 February 2009
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“Type L: The Scottish Ministers shall not make the legislation

unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and

approved by a resolution of the Parliament.”.

remaining proceedings

Reveiw of Act

Mr Fabian Hamilton

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State shall appoint a committee to conduct a review of this Act.

(2)
He must seek to secure that at any time there are not fewer than seven members

of the committee.

(3)
A person may be a member of the committee only if he is a member of the Privy

Council.

(4)
The committee shall complete the review and send a report to the Secretary of

State no later than the end of two years beginning with the day on which this Act

is passed.

(5)
The Secretary of State shall lay a copy of the report before Parliament as soon as

is reasonably practicable.

(6)
The Secretary of State may make payments to persons appointed as members of

the committee.’.

Secretary Jack Straw

39

Page  14,  line  39  [Clause  23],  leave out paragraph (c) and insert—

‘(c)
section 12,’.

Secretary Jack Straw

40

Page  44,  line  24  [Schedule  4],  at end insert—

‘3A
In section 76A (power to vary provisions about election expenses), after

paragraph (d) of subsection (2) there is inserted—

“(e)
section 76ZA(2) above.”’.

Secretary Jack Straw

41

Page  44,  line  24  [Schedule  4],  at end insert—

‘3B
In section 90ZA (meaning of “election expenses”), for subsection (5) there is

substituted—

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“(5)
A reference in this Part of this Act to a candidate at an election, in

relation to election expenses, includes (where the context allows) a

reference to a person who becomes a candidate at the election after the

expenses are incurred.”’.

Secretary Jack Straw

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Page  45,  line  39  [Schedule  4],  at end insert—

‘
In section 149 (inspection of Commission’s registers etc), in subsection (1),

after paragraph (d) there is inserted—

“(e)
paragraph 19 of Schedule 7”.’.

Secretary Jack Straw

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Page  47,  line  12  [Schedule  5],  at end insert—

‘In section 76A(2), the word “or” at the end of

paragraph (c).’.

Secretary Jack Straw

43

Page  47  [Schedule  5],  leave out lines 13 and 14.

Secretary Jack Straw

30

Page  47,  line  18  [Schedule  5],  at end insert—

‘In section 149(1), the word “or” at the end of

paragraph (c).’.

Order of the House [20 OCTOBER 2008] as amended

by order of 27 october

That the following provisions shall apply to the Political Parties and Elections Bill:

Committal

1.
The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Committee

2.
Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 20 November 2008.

3.
The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

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Consideration and Third Reading

4.
Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5.
Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.
Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7.
Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

POLITICAL PARTIES AND ELECTIONS BILL (PROGRAMME) (NO. 3)

Secretary Jack Straw

That the Order of 20 October 2008 (Political Parties and Elections Bill (Programme))

be varied as follows—

       1. Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order shall be omitted.

       2. Proceedings on consideration and Third Reading shall be concluded in two

days.

       3. Proceedings on consideration shall be taken on each of those days as shown

in the following Table and in the order so shown.

       4. Each part of the proceedings, shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the time specified in relation to it in the second

column of the Table.

First day

Proceedings
Time for conclusion of proceedings

New Clauses and amendments relating to
Three hours after the commencment of

Clauses 1 to 3 and Schedules 1 and 2;
proceedings on the Motion for this Order,

new Clauses relating to compliance
or 8.30 pm, whichever is the earlier.

officers for holders of elective office.

New Clauses and amendments relating to
The moment of interruption.

Clauses 4 to 7; new Clauses and

amendments relating to Clauses 10 to 12.

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Second day

Proceedings
Time for conclusion of proceedings

New Clauses and amendments relating to
Three hours before the moment of

thresholds in relation to political
interruption.

donations and loans; new Clauses and

new Schedules relating to political

donations by unincorporated

associations; new Clauses and

amendments relating to Clauses 8 and 9

and Schedule 3; other new Clauses

relating to political donations and

spending.

New Clauses relating to schemes for the
One hour before the moment of

transfer of data to registration officers;
interruption.

new Clauses and amendments relating to

Clauses 13 to 17; other new Clauses

relating to elections; remaining

proceedings on consideration.

       5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the second day.

NOTICES WITHDRAWN

The following Notices have been withdrawn:

Mr Andrew Dismore

Dr Evan Harris

Mr Edward Timpson

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Page  17,  line  5  [Schedule  1],  leave out sub-paragraph (5).

Mr Andrew Dismore

Dr Evan Harris

Mr Edward Timpson

35

Page  18,  line  1  [Schedule  1],  leave out sub-paragraph (6).

Mr Gordon Prentice

36

Page  6,  line  4  [Clause  8],  at end insert—

‘(1A)
In section 54 of the 2000 Act (permissible donors), in subsection (2)(a), after

“register” there is inserted “who is resident in the United Kingdom for the

purposes of Part 14 of the Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3)”.’.

Mr Gordon Prentice

37

Page  6,  line  27  [Clause  8],  at end insert—

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‘(3A)
A declaration under this section must also state that the person P is resident in the

United Kingdom for the purposes of Part 14 of the Income Tax Act 2007.’.