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Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill

I would like to ask the Minister a question. When this was raised by a colleague—I do not know who it was—it related to Schedule 3 which, on page 58 in paragraph 3 of new Schedule 8A, sets out the power to amend Part 1. Is there a connection between sub-paragraphs (1) and (2)? Sub-paragraph (1) reads as:

“The Secretary of State may by order make such amendments of Part 1 of this Schedule as he considers appropriate”.

That stands on its own, but sub-paragraph (2) states that he,

“may make such an order”,

after he has received a recommendation from the commission. Surely it should read that he may make an order “only” after he has a recommendation from the commission. Is sub-paragraph (1) dependent on sub-paragraph (2)? The Minister may not answer me now, but I hope that he will do so at some point because it looks like a real Henry VIII power and it is not explained properly. There is no connection between sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), but I think there should be.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
750 c1099 
Session
2013-14
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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