Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: New clause 6—Reference of order to Second Reading Committee—"‘Where within the period referred to in section 13, either House of Parliament resolves that the content of an order is inappropriate for provision to be made under section 1 and that such order should be treated as a Bill, then the order may be deemed to be a Bill and shall be referred to a second reading committee.'." New clause 14—Veto by specified number of Members of House of Commons—"‘No order may be made under Part 1 where both of the following conditions have been fulfilled—" No. 46, in page 8, line 17 [Clause 14], leave out subsection (2) and insert—"‘(2) The Minister may make an order in the terms of the draft order subject to the following provisions of this section.""(2A) The Minister may not make an order in the terms of the draft order if either House of Parliament so resolves within the 40-day period.""(2B) A committee of either House charged with reporting on the draft order may, at any time after the expiry of the 30-day period and before the expiry of the 40-day period, recommend under this subsection that no further proceedings be taken in relation to the draft order.""(2C) A recommendation may be made under subsection (2B) only if the committee considers that—""(2D) Where a recommendation is made by a committee of either House under subsection (2B) in relation to a draft order, the Minister may not make an order in the terms of the draft order unless the recommendation is, in the same Session, rejected by resolution of that House.'.""As Amendments to Hilary Armstrong's proposed Amendment (No. 46):—" (a), in line 5, leave out from ‘with' to end of line 18 and insert"‘responsibility for this matter may, at any time after the expiry of the 30-day period and before the expiry of the 40-day period, recommend that no further proceedings be taken in relation to the draft order.'." Amendment (b), in line 9, leave out from beginning to end of line 18. Amendment (c), in line 9, leave out from beginning to end of line 22. Amendment (d), in line 20, leave out from first ‘order' to ‘the recommendation' in line 21 and insert"‘no order may be made under this Part in the terms of the draft order unless either—" Government amendments Nos. 47 to 49 No. 50, in page 8, line 31 [Clause 15], at end insert—"‘(2A) However, a committee of either House charged with reporting on the draft order may, at any time after the expiry of the 30-day period and before the expiry of the 40-day period, recommend under this subsection that no further proceedings be taken in relation to the draft order.""(2B) A recommendation under subsection (2A) may be made only if the committee considers that—""(2C) Where a recommendation is made by a committee of either House under subsection (2A) in relation to a draft order, no proceedings may be taken in relation to the draft order in that House under subsection (2) unless the recommendation is, in the same Session, rejected by resolution of that House.'.""As Amendments to Hilary Armstrong's proposed Amendment (No. 50):—" Amendment (a), in line 1, leave out from ‘with' to end of line 14 and insert"‘responsibility for this matter may, at any time after the expiry of the 30-day period and before the expiry of the 40-day period, recommend that no further proceedings be taken in relation to the draft order.'." Amendment (b), in line 5, leave out from beginning to end of line 14. Amendment (c), in line 5, leave out from beginning to end of line 18. Amendment (e), in line 16, leave out from ‘no' to ‘the recommendation' in line 17 and insert"‘order may be made under this Part in the terms of the draft order unless either—" Amendment (d), in line 18, at end add—"‘(2D) Where a draft order has been the subject of a recommendation under subsection (2A) and no further proceedings have been taken in the same Session, a Minister may not table a like draft Order within a period of two years after the day before the draft order was laid before Parliament pursuant to section 12.'." Government amendments Nos. 51 to 53 No. 54, in page 9, line 8 [Clause 16], after subsection (4) insert—"‘(4A) However, a committee of either House charged with reporting on the draft order may, at any time after the laying of a statement under subsection (3) and before the draft order is approved by that House under subsection (4), recommend under this subsection that no further proceedings be taken in relation to the draft order.""(4B) A recommendation under subsection (4A) may be made only if the committee considers that—""(4C) Where a recommendation is made by a committee of either House under subsection (4A) in relation to a draft order, no proceedings may be taken in relation to the draft order in that House under subsection (4) unless the recommendation is, in the same Session, rejected by resolution of that House.'.""As Amendments to Hilary Armstrong's proposed Amendment (No. 54):—" Amendment (a), in line 1, leave out from ‘with' to end of line 14 and insert"‘responsibility for this matter may, at any time after the expiry of the 30-day period and before the expiry of the 40-day period, recommend that no further proceedings be taken in relation to the draft order.'." Amendment (b), in line 5, leave out from beginning to end of line 14. Amendment (c), in line 5, leave out from beginning to end of line 18. Amendment (e), in line 16, leave out from ‘no' to ‘the recommendation' in line 17 and insert"‘order may be made under this Part in the terms of the draft order unless either—" Amendment (d), in line 18, at end add—"‘(4D) Where a draft order has been the subject of a recommendation under subsection (4A) and no further proceedings have been taken in the same Session, a Minister may not table a like draft Order within a period of two years after the day before the draft order was laid before Parliament pursuant to section 12.'." No. 55, in page 9, line 18 [Clause 16], after subsection (6) insert—"‘(6A) However, a committee of either House charged with reporting on the revised draft order may, at any time after the revised draft order is laid under subsection (5) and before it is approved by that House under subsection (6), recommend under this subsection that no further proceedings be taken in relation to the revised draft order.""(6B) A recommendation under subsection (6A) may be made only if the committee considers that—""(6C) Where a recommendation is made by a committee of either House under subsection (6A) in relation to a revised draft order, no proceedings may be taken in relation to the revised draft order in that House under subsection (6) unless the recommendation is, in the same Session, rejected by resolution of that House.'.""As Amendments to Hilary Armstrong's proposed Amendment (No. 55):—" Amendment (a), in line 1, leave out from ‘with' to end of line 15 and insert"‘responsibility for this matter may, at any time after the expiry of the 30-day period and before the expiry of the 40-day period, recommend that no further proceedings be taken in relation to the draft order.'." Amendment (b), in line 6, leave out from beginning to end of line 15. Amendment (c), in line 6, leave out from beginning to end of line 19. Amendment (e), in line 17, leave out from ‘no' to ‘ the recommendation' in line 17 and insert"‘order may be made under this Part in the terms of the revised draft order unless either—" Amendment (d), in line 19, at end add—"‘(6D) Where a draft order has been the subject of a recommendation under subsection (6A) and no further proceedings have been taken in the same Session, a Minister may not table a like draft Order within a period of two years after the day before the draft order was laid before Parliament pursuant to section 12.'."