Session 2010-11
Other Public Bills before Parliament

House of Commons Amendments


House of Commons
Notices of Amendments
given on
Tuesday 19 April 2011

Public Bill Committee

Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill

Duties of Members presenting legislation

  • Chris Bryant

NC1

‘Any Member of either House of Parliament may, when presenting legislation, ensure that the legal, social and financial effect of that legislation on each region of England and on each part of the United Kingdom is separately and clearly identified.’.

  • Chris Bryant

1

Clause 1, page 1, line 2, leave out ‘The Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Any Member of either House of Parliament’.

  • Chris Bryant

2

Clause 1, page 1, line 2, leave out ‘must’ and insert ‘may’.

  • Chris Bryant

3

Clause 1, page 1, line 2, leave out ‘publishing draft’ and insert ‘presenting’.

  • Chris Bryant

4

Clause 1, page 1, line 3, after ‘legal’, insert ‘social and cultural’.

  • Chris Bryant

5

Clause 1, page 1, line 3, after ‘legislation’, insert ‘on each region of England and’.

  • Chris Bryant

6

Clause 2, page 1, leave out lines 7 to 10 and insert ‘“legislation” means primary legislation, secondary legislation or amendments to primary legislation’.

  • Chris Bryant

7

Clause 2, page 1, leave out line 14.

  • Chris Bryant

8

Clause 2, page 1, line 16, leave out ‘draft’.

  • Chris Bryant

9

Clause 2, page 1, line 17, after ‘each’, insert ‘regions of England and each’.

  • Chris Bryant

10

Clause 2, page 1, line 18, at end insert ‘“separately and clearly identified” means, with regard to social and cultural effect, that the social and cultural effect of the legislation on each region of England and each part of the United Kingdom are set out in a memorandum accompanying the legislation, including the effect on the equality’.

  • Chris Bryant

11

Clause 3, page 2, line 15, at end add—

‘(3) If more than ten Members of the House of Commons object to a statement made under subsection (1), the Speaker shall rule on whether the provisions are compatible with the principles of legislative territorial clarity.’.

  • Chris Bryant

12

Clause 4, page 2, line 18, leave out ‘citizen’ and insert ‘resident’.

  • Chris Bryant

13

Title, 1, leave out ‘Require the Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Enable Members of either House of Parliament’.

  • Chris Bryant

14

Title, 1, leave out ‘preparing draft legislation for publication’ and insert ‘presenting legislation’.