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| Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance
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| Clause 18, page 10, line 16, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(2A) | An order under this section must not include any provision that permits the |
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| | winding-up of the RMPP.’. |
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| Clause 18, page 10, line 16, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(2A) | Before making an order under this section the Secretary of State must obtain the |
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| | consent of the trustee of the RMPP.’. |
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| Clause 19, page 10, line 28, leave out subsection (3) and insert— |
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| | ‘(3) | “The relevant pensions provision” means the provision for the payment of |
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| | pensions or other benefits which is contained in the RMPP or under a new public |
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| | scheme or both, and includes pensions or other benefits payable— |
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| | (a) | in the event of early retirement on the grounds of ill-health or otherwise, |
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| | (b) | in the event of a contingency, or |
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| | (c) | upon the exercise of a discretion by the trustee of the RMPP under the |
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| | (3A) | If the amount of a pension or other benefit is calculated by reference to a person’s |
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| | remuneration at the date of leaving the RMPP (by reason of death, retirement or |
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| | otherwise), his remuneration for the purpose of establishing all of his relevant |
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| | pensions provision shall be taken to be his remuneration at the date of leaving the |
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| | RMPP (by reason of death, retirement or otherwise), and not his remuneration at |
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| | the date of the exercise of the power to make an order.’. |
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| Clause 19, page 10, line 31, leave out ‘(3)’ and insert ‘(2)’. |
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| Clause 20, page 11, line 15, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(1A) | Before making an order under this section the Secretary of State must obtain the |
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| | consent of the trustee of the RMPP to the selection of the assets to be transferred.’. |
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| Clause 22, page 12, line 18, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(5A) | Regulations shall be made under this section that shall ensure that, for the purpose |
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| | of any relevant tax, benefits payable or prospectively payable under— |
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| Clause 24, page 13, line 7, after ‘RMPP’, insert ‘, such representatives of members |
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| of the RMPP as appear to him to be appropriate’. |
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| Clause 27, page 14, line 30, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘will’. |
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| Clause 27, page 14, line 31, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘will’. |
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| Clause 28, page 15, line 4, at end insert ‘and to facilitate this, the current funding |
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| agreement of Postcomm in respect of regulating postal services will be transferred in its |
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| Clause 28, page 15, leave out subsection (3). |
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| Clause 28, page 15, line 10, at end add— |
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| | ‘(c) | the needs of small business users in rural and remote areas.’. |
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| Clause 28, page 15, line 14, at end insert ‘, and OFCOM shall include Post Office |
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| branches as access points.’. |
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| Clause 28, page 15, line 15, after ‘receptacle’, insert ‘, Post Office Branch’. |
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| Clause 29, page 15, line 28, at end insert ‘ and OFCOM will ensure that any such |
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| order or modification does not immediately disadvantage— |
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| | (a) | individuals living in rural areas, |
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| | (b) | individuals living in urban areas, |
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| | (c) | small and medium enterprises, |
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| | (d) | disadvantaged individuals, |
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| | (e) | individuals with low income, |
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| | (f) | individuals with disabilities, and |
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| | (g) | elderly individuals.’. |
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| Clause 29, page 15, line 29, leave out subsection (4) and insert— |
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| | ‘(4) | The Secretary of State must specify the terms of a universal service order prior to |
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| | OFCOM assuming powers to regulate postal services, which must be laid before |
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| | Parliament at least one month prior to the day on which the provisions of this Part |
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| | come generally into force; and thereafter OFCOM must carry out an assessment |
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| | of the matters detailed in subsection (3) before the end of the period of 18 months |
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| | beginning with the day on which the provisions of this Part come generally into |
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| Clause 29, page 15, line 31, leave out ‘before the end of the period of 18 months |
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| beginning with’ and insert ‘not before 5 years after’. |
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| Clause 30, page 16, line 3, after ‘letters’, insert ‘and other postal packets’. |
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| Clause 30, page 16, leave out lines 8 and 9. |
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| Clause 30, page 16, line 8, leave out ‘Friday’ and insert ‘Saturday’. |
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| Clause 30, page 16, line 14, after ‘letters’, insert ‘and other postal packets’. |
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| Clause 30, page 16, leave out lines 19 to 21. |
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| Clause 30, page 16, line 20, leave out ‘Friday’ and insert ‘Saturday’. |
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| Clause 30, page 16, line 33, at end insert— |
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| | ‘Requirement 3A: Access to postal services via the Post Office Branches |
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| | Utilising a Post Office Company, a number of Post Office Brances consistent with |
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| | regulations to be laid before Parliament by the Secretary of State.’. |
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| Clause 32, page 18, line 8, leave out sub-paragraph (b). |
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| Clause 32, page 18, line 9, at end insert ‘and are so endorsed by regulation placed |
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| before Parliament by the Secretary of State.’. |
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| Clause 33, page 18, line 16, after ‘may’, insert ‘after five years’. |
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| Clause 33, page 18, line 18, at end insert ‘paying particular regard to the needs of— |
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| | (a) | vulnerable consumers, |
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| | (c) | small and medium enterprises.’. |
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| Clause 33, page 18, line 21, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(2A) | When conducting any review OFCOM must consult— |
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| | (a) | consumer representatives, and |
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| | (b) | representatives of small and medium enterprises.’. |
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| Clause 33, page 18, line 30, at end insert ‘, providing the Secretary of State has |
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| previously ensured that consultation has been undertaken with the devolved, territorial |
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| bodies of Government as are appropriate to the provision.’. |
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| Clause 34, page 18, line 38, leave out ‘may designate one or more postal operators’ |
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| and insert ‘must designate a postal operator’. |
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| Clause 34, page 18, line 40, leave out subsection (2). |
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| Clause 34, page 18, line 42, leave out subsection (3). |
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| Clause 34, page 19, line 6, leave out subsection (4). |
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| Clause 34, page 19, line 17, leave out paragraph (b). |
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| Clause 34, page 19, line 20, at end insert ‘, subject to the Secretary of State placing |
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| these regulations before Parliament for approval.’. |
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| Clause 35, page 19, line 35, leave out ‘may impose a designated USP condition on |
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| a universal service provider’ and insert ‘must impose a designated USP condition on all |
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| designated universal service providers’. |
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| Clause 35, page 19, line 39, leave out ‘or part of a universal postal service’. |
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| Clause 35, page 19, line 40, leave out ‘or in a specified area of the United |
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| Clause 35, page 19, line 44, at end insert ‘including those provided by a Post Office |
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| Clause 35, page 20, line 9, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’. |
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| Clause 35, page 20, line 9, leave out ‘only’. |
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| Clause 35, page 20, line 16, leave out ‘seek to’. |
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| Clause 35, page 20, line 22, at end insert ‘including the need for future investment |
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| Clause 35, page 20, line 23, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’. |
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| Clause 35, page 20, line 24, leave out subsection (7). |
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| Clause 36, page 20, line 38, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(c) | to publish annually an independently audited performance report |
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| | concerning each of the devolved government territories.’. |
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