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Amendments to the Disability Rights Commission Bill [H.L.]

Disability Rights Commission Bill [H.L.] -
Amendments to be debated in the House of Lords

Here you can browse the Amendments to the Disability Rights Commission Bill [H.L.] to be moved in Committee in the House of Lords.

  
Clause 1
 
  
BY THE LORD ASHLEY OF STOKE
 
     Page 1, line 8, at end insert ("and fulfil its duties as established by section 2(1).") 
  
Clause 6
 
  
BY THE LORD RIX
THE LORD SWINFEN
 
     Page 4, line 27, after ("individual") insert ("or organisation representing groups of individuals") 
     Page 5, line 3, at end insert--
    ("(  )  provide or arrange support for relatives or carers;")
 
     Page 5, line 4, after ("provide") insert ("or arrange") 
  
Clause 15
 
  
BY THE LORD RIX
THE LORD SWINFEN
 
     Page 9, line 6, after ("day") insert ("no later than 1st January 2000") 
  
Schedule 1
 
  
BY THE LORD RIX
THE LORD SWINFEN
 
     Page 10, line 15, at end insert--
 
    ("(  )  The Secretary of State shall appoint as a commissioner one or more person with a learning disability within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1983.")
 
     Page 11, line 19, at end insert--
 
    ("  .  Where appropriate, commissioners may appoint personnel for the purposes of advocacy or communication support for commissioners.")
 
     Page 12, line 28, at end insert--
 
    ("(  )  The report shall be published in accessible formats for people with sensory impairments or learning disabilities.")
 
     Page 12, line 28, at end insert)--
 
    ("(  )  The Secretary of State shall review the constitution of the Commission after two years and shall lay a report of the review before Parliament.")
 
 
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