My Lords, I hope that something can be done about the language of new subsection (1). It reads like a translation from German. It states: "““Where power is conferred on a regulator under or by virtue of this Part to impose a civil sanction in relation to an offence, the provision conferring the power must, subject to this section, secure the result in subsection (2)””."
Could it not be written in straightforward English? If one exercises a power, one has to publish reports that say A, B and C—but the subsection is drafted in the most extraordinary manner.
On new subsection (3), I take the point that the sanction imposed might have been overturned on appeal, but I do not see why the report should not state that fact. It would be quite an interesting fact for people to know—““sanctions imposed 1,000 times and half of those overturned on appeal”” or whatever.
Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Neill of Bladen
(Crossbench)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 31 March 2008.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL].
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