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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Wednesday 9 December 2009

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

1514-1529, 1531-32 (Session 2008-09)

9-10 and 35 (Session 2009-10)

Committee of the whole House

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Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill

Amendment of Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967

Dr Tony Wright

Mr Gordon Prentice

Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger

Mr Charles Walker

Paul Rowen

David Heyes

Kelvin Hopkins

Julie Morgan

NC50

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13) is amended as follows.

(2)	In section 5—

(a)	in subsection (1)(a), after the words “to a member of the House of

Commons” there is inserted “or to the Commissioner”;

(b)	in subsection (1)(b), for the words “the complaint” there is substituted “if

the complaint is made to a member of the House of Commons it”;

(c)	in subsection (1A)(a), after the words “to a member of the House of

Commons” there is inserted “or to the Commissioner”;

(d)	in subsection (1A)(b), for the words “the complaint” there is substituted

“if the complaint is made to a member of the House of Commons it”.

(3)	In section 6(3), after the words “to a member of the House of Commons” there is

inserted “or to the Commissioner”.

(4)	In section 10(1), for the words “member of the House of Commons by whom the

request for investigation was made” there is substituted “person by whom a

complaint was made under this Act and, if a member of the House of Commons

requested an investigation, to that member”.

(5)	In section 10(5)—

(a)	in paragraph (b)—

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(i)	after the words “member of the House of Commons” there is

inserted “or a complainant”;

(ii)	after the words “such a member” there is inserted “or

complainant”;

(b)	in paragraph (c)—

(i)	after the words “such a member” there is inserted “or by the

Commissioner”;

(ii)	after the words “sent to a member” there is inserted “or the

complainant”.’.

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Revised 10 December 2009