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| 105 | Insert the following new Clause— |
| (1) | Subject to subsections (2) to (5), and without prejudice to any other provisions of this Act— |
| (a) | Parts 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 and 13 of this Act shall cease to have effect at the expiry of two years from the date on which the Act is passed; and |
| (b) | Parts 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Act shall cease to have effect at the expiry of five years from the date on which the Act is passed. |
| (2) | If the Secretary of State considers that it may be appropriate that any Part of this Act should continue in force without amendment beyond the expiry of its specified period, he may consult such persons as seem to him appropriate to obtain their views as to whether that Part can safely and properly continue in force without amendment. |
| (3) | If, following such consultation, the Secretary of State certifies that no substantial grounds have been advanced as to why that Part should not continue in force, he may by order provide that that Part of the Act shall continue in force for a specified period not exceeding five years. |
| (4) | Where any Part of this Act is extended by virtue of subsection (3) it may be further extended in like manner as set out above. |
| (5) | An order made by the Secretary of State under subsection (3) or (4) must be made by statutory instrument and may not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament." |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE BARONESS BUSCOMBE
THE LORD KINGSLAND |
| 106 | Insert the following new Clause— |
| (1) | This Act, apart from Part 12, shall (subject to subsections (2) to (5)) cease to have effect at the end of the period of one year beginning with the day on which the Act receives Royal Assent. |
| (2) | The Secretary of State may, subject to subsections (3) to (5), by order provide— |
| (a) | that a provision of the Act which is in force (whether or not by virtue of this subsection) shall continue in force for a specified period not exceeding twelve months; |
| (b) | that a provision of this Act shall cease to have effect; |
| (c) | that a provision of this Act which is not in force (whether or not by virtue of this subsection) shall come into force and remain in force for a specified period not exceeding twelve months. |
| (3) | Parts 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 14 of this Act shall, by virtue of this subsection, cease to have effect at the end of the period of five years beginning with the day on which this Act is passed. |
| (4) | Parts 3, 5, 10, 11 and 13 of this Act shall, by virtue of this subsection, cease to have effect at the end of the period of two years beginning with the day on which this Act is passed. |
| (5) | Part 4 of this Act shall, by virtue of this subsection, cease to have effect at the end of the period of one year beginning with the day on which this Act is passed. |
| (6) | Any order made by the Secretary of State under subsection (2) must be made by statutory instrument and may not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament." |
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