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given up to and including

 

Thursday 3 March 2011

 

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Committee of the whole House

 

Scotland Bill

 

Note

 

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the House

 

[27 January].

 

 

Edward Miliband

 

Ann McKechin

 

Tom Greatrex

 

10

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  22,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

After subsection (2) there is inserted—

 

“(2A)    

The first order made by Scottish Ministers under subsection (1)(a) must

 

include the application to Scottish Parliamentary general elections of the

 

terms of paragraph (3A) of Rule 45 (the count) and Rule 53ZA (counting

 

of votes: statement by returning officer) in Schedule 1 to the

 

Representation of the People Act 1983.”’.

 
 

Notices of Amendments: 3 March 2011                     

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Scotland Bill, continued

 
 

Stewart Hosie

 

Angus Robertson

 

Pete Wishart

 

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil

 

Dr Eilidh Whiteford

 

Mr Mike Weir

 

1

 

Page  1,  line  4,  leave out Clause 1.

 

 

Edward Miliband

 

Ann McKechin

 

Tom Greatrex

 

11

 

Clause  2,  page  3,  leave out lines 4 and 5.

 

 

Mr Secretary Moore

 

29

 

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  11,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

In section 113 of the 1998 Act (subordinate legislation: scope of powers) for

 

subsection (1) substitute—

 

“(1)    

References in this section to a power are—

 

(a)    

to an open power,

 

(b)    

to any other power to make subordinate legislation conferred by

 

this Act which is exercisable by Her Majesty in Council or by a

 

Minister of the Crown, and

 

(c)    

except in subsection (9), to the power of the Scottish Ministers to

 

make an order under section 12,

 

    

and include a power as extended by this section.”’.

 

Stewart Hosie

 

Angus Robertson

 

Pete Wishart

 

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil

 

Dr Eilidh Whiteford

 

Mr Mike Weir

 

2

 

Page  3,  line  11,  leave out Clause 3.

 

 
 

Notices of Amendments: 3 March 2011                     

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Scotland Bill, continued

 
 

Edward Miliband

 

Ann McKechin

 

Tom Greatrex

 

12

 

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  36,  at end add—

 

‘(1A)    

In section 31(1) of the 1998 Act, at end add—

 

“(1A)    

A person promoting an amendment to a bill in the Scottish Parliament

 

shall on or before the lodging of the amendment state that, in his opinion,

 

the bill if amended in accordance with the amendment would be within

 

the legislative competence of the Parliament.”.

 

(1B)    

In section 31(2) of the 1998 Act, at end add “and state the reasons for his view.”.’.

 

 

Edward Miliband

 

Ann McKechin

 

Tom Greatrex

 

13

 

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  28,  after ‘Officer’, insert ‘and the Law Officer making the

 

reference under subsection (1)’.

 

Edward Miliband

 

Ann McKechin

 

Tom Greatrex

 

14

 

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  30,  leave out ‘Edinburgh Gazette’ and insert ‘Belfast

 

Gazette, the Edinburgh Gazette and the London Gazette’.

 

Edward Miliband

 

Ann McKechin

 

Tom Greatrex

 

15

 

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  31,  leave out ‘considers’ and insert ‘and the relevant Law

 

Officers consider’.

 

Edward Miliband

 

Ann McKechin

 

Tom Greatrex

 

16

 

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  38,  after ‘provisions’, insert ‘shall’.

 

 

Edward Miliband

 

Ann McKechin

 

Tom Greatrex

 

17

 

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  26,  after ‘weapons’, insert ‘except those intended to be

 

utilised in recognised international sporting competitions’.

 
 

Notices of Amendments: 3 March 2011                     

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Scotland Bill, continued

 
 

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

 

38

 

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  26,  after ‘air weapons’, insert ‘below a muzzle energy of 6

 

ft/lbs’.

 

Stewart Hosie

 

Angus Robertson

 

Pete Wishart

 

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil

 

Dr Eilidh Whiteford

 

Mr Mike Weir

 

3

 

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  27,  leave out from ‘1968’ to end of line 34.

 

Edward Miliband

 

Ann McKechin

 

Tom Greatrex

 

18

 

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  34,  at end add—

 

‘(1A)    

The Secretary of State shall have the power to issue regulations to deal with any

 

cross-border issues arising from the operation of this section including but not

 

limited to issues arising from the transport of air weapons from, or their use in,

 

Scotland and England and Wales.’.

 

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

 

39

 

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  34,  at end add—

 

‘(2)    

The use or possession of air weapons as defined in subsection (1) above which

 

were acquired before the coming into force of any Act or other legislative

 

instrument of the Scottish Parliament made as a result of this section shall until

 

then continue to be subject to any regulations made under the Firearms Acts 1968

 

to 1997.’.

 

 

Stewart Hosie

 

Angus Robertson

 

Pete Wishart

 

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil

 

Dr Eilidh Whiteford

 

Mr Mike Weir

 

8

 

Page  7,  line  35,  leave out Clause 12.

 

 
 

Notices of Amendments: 3 March 2011                     

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Scotland Bill, continued

 
 

Stewart Hosie

 

Angus Robertson

 

Pete Wishart

 

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil

 

Dr Eilidh Whiteford

 

Mr Mike Weir

 

9

 

Page  30,  line  19,  leave out Schedule 2.

 

 

Stewart Hosie

 

Angus Robertson

 

Pete Wishart

 

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil

 

Dr Eilidh Whiteford

 

Mr Mike Weir

 

4

 

Page  8,  line  15,  leave out Clause 13.

 

 

Stewart Hosie

 

Angus Robertson

 

Pete Wishart

 

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil

 

Dr Eilidh Whiteford

 

Mr Mike Weir

 

5

 

Page  9,  line  1,  leave out Clause 14.

 

 

Edward Miliband

 

Ann McKechin

 

Tom Greatrex

 

19

 

Clause  18,  page  11,  line  5,  leave out ‘Scottish Crown Estate Commissioner’ and

 

insert ‘Crown Estate Commissioner for Scotland’.

 

Edward Miliband

 

Ann McKechin

 

Tom Greatrex

 

22

 

Clause  18,  page  11,  line  6,  leave out from second ‘who’ to end of line 8 and

 

insert—

 

‘(a)    

is qualified in or has expertise in land management in Scotland or the law

 

of Scotland; and

 

(b)    

has experience of the functions of the Commissioners.’.

 
 

Notices of Amendments: 3 March 2011                     

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Scotland Bill, continued

 
 

Edward Miliband

 

Ann McKechin

 

Tom Greatrex

 

20

 

Clause  18,  page  11,  line  10,  leave out ‘Scottish Crown Estate Commissioner’ and

 

insert ‘Crown Estate Commissioner for Scotland’.

 

Edward Miliband

 

Ann McKechin

 

Tom Greatrex

 

21

 

Clause  18,  page  11,  line  11,  leave out from first ‘the’ to end of line 12 and insert

 

‘the Scottish Ministers with the agreement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer’.

 

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil

 

Pete Wishart

 

Stewart Hosie

 

Angus Robertson

 

Mr Mike Weir

 

Dr Eilidh Whiteford

 

40

 

Page  11,  line  1,  leave out Clause 18.

 

 

Edward Miliband

 

Ann McKechin

 

Tom Greatrex

 

23

 

Clause  19,  page  11,  line  30,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

Regulations relating to the prevention of misuse of controlled drugs made under

 

subsection (4)(a) above applying in Scotland may only be made if the Scottish

 

Ministers have consulted with the Chief Medical Officer for Scotland and such

 

persons as they consider appropriate.’.

 

 

Edward Miliband

 

Ann McKechin

 

Tom Greatrex

 

24

 

Clause  20,  page  13,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

‘(7A)    

Section 38 (The Highway Code) is amended as follows.

 

(7B)    

After subsection (2) insert—

 

“(2A)    

The Secretary of State shall ensure that the provisions of the Code reflect

 

the content of regulations relating to drink-driving limits made by

 

Scottish Ministers under section 8(3) or 11(2).”’.

 
 

Notices of Amendments: 3 March 2011                     

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Scotland Bill, continued

 
 

Edward Miliband

 

Ann McKechin

 

Tom Greatrex

 

25

 

Clause  20,  page  13,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

‘(7C)    

Section 89 (tests of competence to drive) is amended as follows.

 

(7D)    

After subsection (3) insert—

 

“(3A)    

The Secretary of State shall ensure that tests under this section reflect the

 

content of regulations relating to drink-driving limits made by Scottish

 

Ministers under section 8(3) or 11(2).”’.

 

Edward Miliband

 

Ann McKechin

 

Tom Greatrex

 

26

 

Clause  20,  page  13,  line  11,  at end add—

 

‘(10A)    

The Secretary of State and Scottish Ministers shall together make regulations to

 

enforce drink-driving limits in the event of the drink-driving regime not being the

 

same in England and Scotland.

 

(10B)    

Regulations under subsection (10A) above shall be subject to Type F procedure,

 

as defined in Schedule 7 to the Scotland Act 1998.’.

 

John Thurso

 

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Parliamentary Star    

Clause  20,  page  13,  line  11,  at end add—

 

‘(11)    

The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 is amended as follows.

 

(12)    

In Section 34 (Disqualification for certain offences), at end add—

 

“(7)    

Where a person is convicted of an offence under section 5(1)(a) of the

 

Road Traffic Act 1988 (driving or attempting to drive with excess

 

alcohol) the Court, in determining whether special reasons exist for the

 

purposes of subsection (1) above, shall be entitled to take in into account

 

both the locus of the offence and the address upon the vehicle registration

 

certificate in respect of the motor vehicle referred to in section 5(1)(a) of

 

the Road Traffic Act 1988.”.’.

 

 

Mr Secretary Moore

 

30

 

Clause  21,  page  13,  line  26,  at end insert—

 

‘(3ZD)    

Regulations made by the Scottish Ministers under subsection (2) are

 

subject to the negative procedure.”

 

( )    

In subsection (3A)—

 

(a)    

the words from “the National Park Authority” to the end become

 

paragraph (a), and

 

(b)    

after that paragraph insert “, and

 

(b)    

such representative organisations as they think fit.”’.

 
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