Moved by
Lord Ashton of Hyde
25Q: Clause 18, page 20, line 29, leave out subsection (1) and insert—
“(1) Where the Secretary of State proposes to make a designation under section 17, the Secretary of State must lay before both Houses of Parliament—
(a) particulars of that proposed designation, and
(b) a statement of the reasons why the Secretary of State is satisfied about the matters mentioned in section 17(4).”
25R: Clause 18, page 20, line 35, at end insert—
“(3A) But subsection (3B) applies, instead of subsections (2) and (3), where the proposed designation would be—
(a) the first to be made under section 17 , or
(b) the first to be made under that section for the purposes of a particular function.
(3B) The Secretary of State may not make the designation unless it has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”
25S: Clause 18, page 20, line 36, leave out “subsection (3) is” and insert “subsections (3) and (3A) are”