Office of Communications Bill [HL]
AMENDMENTS
TO BE MOVED
ON REPORT
| | THE BARONESS ANELAY OF ST JOHNS
THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON |
| Page 2, line 38, at end insert— |
| "( ) | In fulfilment of the function set out in subsection (1), OFCOM shall have regard to the need (subject to subsection (2))— |
| (a) | to ensure fair and effective competition in the provision of services provided within the communications industry and those connected with them; and |
| (b) | to ensure needs of consumers are protected with regard to both economic consideration and access to communications services." |
| | THE LORD CORBETT OF CASTLE VALE |
| Page 2, line 38, at end insert— |
| "( ) | In fulfilment of the functions set out in subsection (1), OFCOM shall have regard to the need to promote the interests of citizens and consumers with regard to communications." |
| | THE BARONESS ANELAY OF ST JOHNS
THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON |
| Page 3, line 21, at end insert— |
| "( ) | In managing its affairs, OFCOM must have regard to such generally accepted principles of good corporate governance as it is reasonable to regard as applicable to it." |
| Page 3, line 21, at end insert— |
| "( ) | Borrowings under subsection (6) shall not exceed #6 million until legislative effect has been given to the proposals about the regulation of communications referred to in subsection (3)" |
| | THE LORD GORDON OF STRATHBLANE |
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| "(2A) | No order shall be made under subsection (2)— |
| (a) | until a bill to give effect to the proposals referred to in section 2(3) has been introduced into either House of Parliament, and |
| (b) | unless, before introduction, a draft of such a bill has been published and is available for scrutiny for at least eight sitting weeks of either House. |
| (2B) | If the conditions specified in subsection (2A) above are not fulfilled, no order shall be made under subsection (2) until a bill to give effect to the proposals referred to in section 2(3) has received a Second Reading in either House." |
| | THE BARONESS ANELAY OF ST JOHNS
THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON |
| Page 7, line 4, leave out "non-staff member" and insert "non-executive director" |
| Page 7, line 7, at end insert— |
| "( ) | Before appointing a person as a non-staff member of OFCOM, the Secretary of State shall satisfy himself that the appointments panel has taken into account the views of the chairman before making their recommendations as to the appointments to be made." |
| Page 7, line 10, at end insert— |
| "( ) | Before appointing a person to be the chairman, the Secretary of State shall also satisfy himself that the person will have no employment or other commitments or responsibilities as are likely to affect prejudicially his ability to devote sufficient time to the undertaking of his functions as the chairman and as a member of OFCOM." |
| Page 7, line 34, at end insert— |
| "( ) | A person's appointment to be the chairman must also require him to devote to the undertaking of the functions of his office an average of no less than thirty-five hours per week." |
| Page 11, line 16, at end insert— |
| "( ) | OFCOM shall also maintain satisfactory arrangements for— |
| (a) | recording decisions made in the exercise of its functions; and |
| (b) | the safe-keeping of those records." |
| Page 11, line 22, at end insert— |
| "( ) | a register of the financial interests of all non-staff members of OFCOM;" |
| Page 12, line 28, at end insert— |
| "( ) | Arrangements under this paragraph shall include provision for publication of agendas and minutes of meetings at monthly intervals, together with reasons for decisions taken by the OFCOM board." |
| Page 12, line 29, at end insert— |
| "( ) | OFCOM shall publish, in a manner it thinks fit, its regulations and procedures." |
| Page 12, line 41, leave out from "interest" to end of line 3 on page 13 |
| Page 13, line 3, at end insert— |
| "( ) | In the case of a resolution made under sub-paragraph (3)(a), OFCOM shall publish within 30 days a statement of the interest and the reasons why it was appropriate to disregard it." |
| Page 13, line 3, at end insert— |
| "( ) | No resolution shall be made under sub-paragraph (3)(b), unless— |
| (a) | OFCOM has published the guidelines under which it has authorised committees to disregard declared interests, and |
| (b) | OFCOM issues a quarterly statement of the grounds on which such interests have been disregarded by any of its committees." |
| Page 15, line 7, leave out ""non-staff member"" and insert ""non-executive director"" |
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