House of Commons
Notices of Amendments
given on
Tuesday 19 April 2011
Public Bill Committee
Legislation (Territorial
Extent) Bill
Duties of Members presenting legislation
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.’.
1
Clause 1, page 1, line 2, leave out ‘The Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Any
Member of either House of Parliament’.
2
Clause 1, page 1, line 2, leave out ‘must’ and insert ‘may’.
3
Clause 1, page 1, line 2, leave out ‘publishing draft’ and insert ‘presenting’.
4
Clause 1, page 1, line 3, after ‘legal’, insert ‘social and cultural’.
5
Clause 1, page 1, line 3, after ‘legislation’, insert ‘on each region of England
and’.
6
Clause 2, page 1, leave
out lines 7 to 10 and insert ‘“legislation” means primary legislation,
secondary legislation or amendments to primary legislation’.
7
Clause 2, page 1, leave
out line 14.
8
Clause 2, page 1, line 16, leave out ‘draft’.
9
Clause 2, page 1, line 17, after ‘each’, insert ‘regions of England and each’.
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’.
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.’.
12
Clause 4, page 2, line 18, leave out ‘citizen’ and insert ‘resident’.
13
Title, 1, leave out ‘Require the Secretary of
State’ and insert ‘Enable Members of either House of Parliament’.
14
Title, 1, leave out ‘preparing draft legislation
for publication’ and insert ‘presenting legislation’.
