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Building Safety Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord Greenhalgh (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 29 March 2022. It occurred during Debate on bills on Building Safety Bill.

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

255: Schedule 12, page 242, line 22, at end insert—

“(2) Construction products regulations may under paragraph 20(1)(c) make consequential provision amending section (Liability relating to construction products), which may in particular include the omission or amendment of subsection (2)(b) and (c) of that section.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is to enable construction product regulations to make consequential amendments to the Clause relating to liability in respect of construction products.

256: Schedule 12, page 242, line 31, leave out paragraph (c) and insert—

“(c) where the offence is triable summarily only, any fine with which the offence is punishable in Scotland or Northern Ireland does not exceed level 5 on the standard scale,

(ca) where the offence is triable summarily or on indictment, any fine with which the offence is punishable on summary conviction in Scotland or Northern Ireland does not exceed the statutory maximum, and”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment makes a technical correction to secure that the maximum fine that can be imposed under the regulations for an offence in Scotland or Northern Ireland is the statutory maximum.

257: Schedule 12, page 243, line 18, at end insert—

“(aa) provision omitting a construction product from the list of safety-critical products under paragraph 10(1);”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment makes regulations omitting a product from the list of safety-critical products subject to draft affirmative procedure.

258: Schedule 12, page 243, line 21, at end insert—

“(d) provision under paragraph 21(2) (consequential provision relating to liability for construction products).”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment makes regulations that are made under the proposed power to make consequential provision subject to the draft affirmative procedure.

259: Schedule 12, page 243, line 23, leave out “sub-paragraph (2) does” and insert “the requirements specified in sub-paragraph (2) do”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment secures that a statutory instrument may contain both construction products regulations and regulations relating to cost contribution orders provided that the instrument is made subject to the draft affirmative procedure.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
820 cc1576-7 
Session
2021-22
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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