Greater London Authority Bill

moved Amendment No. 120B: 120B: Clause 50, page 49, line 33, leave out ““(whenever passed or made)”” and insert ““passed or made before this Act”” The noble Baroness said: Amendment No. 120B is a technical amendment that was tabled in response to a recommendation by the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee. Clause 50 specifies that any power to make an order conferred on the Secretary of State by this Act includes the power to make incidental, consequential, supplemental or transitional provisions or savings. Such an order may amend any enactment, whenever passed or made, for the purpose of making any such provision or savings, and is subject to the negative procedure. The Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee rightly noted that there should be strong justification for amending future Acts and that there is no such justification in this case. The Government agree with the committee, and the amendment ensures that an order may amend only Acts passed or made before this Act. I beg to move.