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Consideration of Bill: 9 February 2009                  

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Political Parties and Elections Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

59

 

Page  24,  line  1  [Schedule  2],  leave out paragraph (b).

 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

60

 

Page  24,  line  8  [Schedule  2],  leave out paragraph (b).

 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

61

 

Page  24,  line  15  [Schedule  2],  leave out paragraph (b).

 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

62

 

Page  24,  line  22  [Schedule  2],  leave out paragraph (b).

 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

68

 

Page  24,  line  27  [Schedule  2],  at end insert ‘within 28 days of receipt of the notice

 

under paragraph 2(4).’.

 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

69

 

Page  24,  line  44  [Schedule  2],  at end insert ‘within the period specified under

 

paragraph 3(2)(a).’.

 


 

Mr Fabian Hamilton

 

6

 

Page  25,  line  3  [Schedule  2],  at end insert ‘and may by notice require the

 

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

 

relevant provisions.’.

 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

70

 

Page  25,  line  3  [Schedule  2],  at end insert ‘at any point during the period specified

 

in paragraph 3(2)(b).’.


 
 

Consideration of Bill: 9 February 2009                  

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Political Parties and Elections Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

76

 

Page  25,  line  7  [Schedule  2],  after ‘shall’, insert ‘promptly’.

 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

73

 

Page  25,  line  16  [Schedule  2],  leave out from ‘penalty’ to end of line 21 and insert

 

‘at any point within 28 days of receipt of the notice under paragraph 2(4).’.

 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

74

 

Page  25,  line  22  [Schedule  2],  leave out ‘a county court’ and insert ‘the High

 

Court’.

 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

71

 

Page  25,  line  34  [Schedule  2],  after first ‘the’, insert ‘date of commencement of the

 

28 day period’.

 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

72

 

Page  25,  line  36  [Schedule  2],  after first ‘the’, insert ‘date of commencement of the

 

28 day period’.

 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

78

 

Page  25,  line  44  [Schedule  2],  leave out sub-sub-paragraph (d).

 


 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

63

 

Page  27,  line  3  [Schedule  2],  leave out sub-sub-paragraph (a).

 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

64

 

Page  27  [Schedule  2],  leave out lines 19 and 20.


 
 

Consideration of Bill: 9 February 2009                  

86

 

Political Parties and Elections Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

65

 

Page  27,  line  23  [Schedule  2],  leave out sub-paragraph (8).

 


 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

75

 

Page  28,  line  6  [Schedule  2],  after ‘shall’, insert ‘promptly’.

 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

77

 

Page  28,  line  9  [Schedule  2],  leave out from ‘requirement’ to end of line 18 and

 

insert ‘at any point within 28 days of receipt of the notice under paragraph 6(5)’.

 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

66

 

Page  28,  line  34  [Schedule  2],  leave out sub-sub-paragraph (b).

 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

79

 

Page  28,  line  39  [Schedule  2],  leave out sub-sub-sub-paragraph (iii).

 


 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

67

 

Page  29,  line  8  [Schedule  2],  leave out sub-sub-paragraph (b).

 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

81

 

Page  29,  line  21  [Schedule  2],  after ‘may’, insert ‘at any point during a period of 28

 

days from receipt of that notice’.


 
 

Consideration of Bill: 9 February 2009                  

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Political Parties and Elections Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

82

 

Page  29,  line  28  [Schedule  2],  leave out ‘a county court’ and insert ‘the High

 

Court’.

 


 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

80

 

Page  33,  line  3  [Schedule  2],  leave out sub-sub-paragraph (a).

 


 

Secretary Jack Straw

 

23

 

Page  36  [Schedule  2],  leave out lines 39 and 40 and insert—

 

    ‘( )  

Each report by the Commission under paragraph 20 of Schedule 1 shall contain

 

information about the use made by the Commission of their powers under this

 

Schedule during the year in question.

 

      ( )  

The report shall, in particular, specify—’.

 

Mr Fabian Hamilton

 

7

 

Page  36,  line  39  [Schedule  2],  leave out ‘from time to time’ and insert ‘annually’.

 

Secretary Jack Straw

 

24

 

Page  36,  line  42  [Schedule  2],  leave out ‘has been’ and insert ‘was’.

 

Secretary Jack Straw

 

25

 

Page  36,  line  44  [Schedule  2],  leave out ‘has been’ and insert ‘was’.

 

Secretary Jack Straw

 

26

 

Page  36,  line  45  [Schedule  2],  leave out ‘has been’ and insert ‘was’.

 


 

Secretary Jack Straw

 

27

 

Page  37,  line  1  [Schedule  2],  leave out ‘has been’ and insert ‘was’.


 
 

Consideration of Bill: 9 February 2009                  

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Political Parties and Elections Bill, continued

 
 

Secretary Jack Straw

 

28

 

Page  37  [Schedule  2],  leave out lines 3 to 6 and insert—

 

    ‘( )  

This paragraph does not require the Commission to include in a report any

 

information that, in their opinion, it would be inappropriate to include on the

 

ground that to do so—

 

(a)    

would or might be unlawful, or

5

(b)    

might adversely affect any current investigation or proceedings.’.

 

As Amendments to Secretary Jack Straw’s proposed Amendment (No. 28):—

 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

(a)

 

Line  2,  after ‘their’, insert ‘reasonable’.

 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

(b)

 

Line  5,  leave out ‘might’ and insert ‘would’.

 

Mr Francis Maude

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

83

 

Page  37,  line  6  [Schedule  2],  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

In a report the Commission will not specify the names of those persons who have

 

been the subject of the cases specified in sub-paragraph 1(a), (b) and (c) save

 

where the amount of any penalty exceeds £5,000.’.

 


 

new clauses and amendments relating to compliance officers for

 

holderS of elective office

 

Control of donations to holders of elective office: compliance officers

 

Secretary Jack Straw

 

NC13

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

In Schedule 7 to the 2000 Act (control of donations to individuals etc), at the end

 

there is inserted—


 
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