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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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

under paragraph 2(4).’.

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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

paragraph 3(2)(a).’.

Mr Fabian Hamilton

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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.’.

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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

in paragraph 3(2)(b).’.

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

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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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).’.

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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

Court’.

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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

28 day period’.

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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

28 day period’.

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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

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Mrs Eleanor Laing

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

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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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)’.

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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

days from receipt of that notice’.

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Mrs Eleanor Laing

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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

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

Secretary Jack Straw

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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

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

Secretary Jack Straw

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

Secretary Jack Straw

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

Secretary Jack Straw

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

Secretary Jack Straw

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

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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

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(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’.

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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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

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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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