Schedule 4 - The Valuation Tribunal Service
Local Government Bill
6:45 pm

Amendments made: No. 145, in

''schedule 4, page 84, line 18, leave out from beginning to 'he' in line 19 and insert—

'(aa) he is the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order or interim order;

(b) a bankruptcy order has been made against him by a court in Northern Ireland, his estate has been sequestrated by a court in Scotland or, under the law of Northern Ireland or Scotland,'.

No. 146

''schedule 4, page 90, line 9, at end insert—

'The Enterprise Act 2002 (c.40)

(1) Paragraph 2(1)(b), (2) and (3) shall be taken to be within the definition of ''provision'' in section 268 of the Enterprise Act 2002 (power to remove bankruptcy disqualifications under pre-8th

November 2002 provisions or extend them to, or replace them with disqualifications of, persons subject to bankruptcy restrictions regimes).

(2) That section shall apply in relation to paragraph 2(1)(b), (2) and (3) as if—

(a) subsections (5)(d), (6) to (8) and (15) (power to make application of disqualification provision subject to person's discretion) were omitted, and

(b) for subsection (13) (orders under section to be made by statutory instrument after parliamentary approval of a draft) there were substituted—

''(13) An order under this section—

(a) must be made by statutory instrument, and

(b) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.'' ' ''—[Mr. Raynsford.]

Question put, That schedule 4, as amended, clause 106, schedule 5 and clauses 107 to 116 stand part of the Bill.

The Committee divided: Ayes 11, Noes 6.

Division number 23 - 11 yes, 6 no

Voting yes: Jon Cruddas, Jim Dobbin, Linda Gilroy, Patrick Hall, David Lepper, Christopher Leslie, Kali Mountford, Nick Raynsford, Phil Sawford, Mark Todd, Phil Woolas

Voting no: Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Edward Davey, Paul Goodman, John Pugh, Desmond Swayne, Andrew Turner

Schedule 4, as amended, clause 106, schedule 5 and clauses 107 to 116 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That further consideration be now adjourned.—[Mr. Woolas.]

The Committee divided: Ayes 11, Noes 6.

Division number 24 - 11 yes, 6 no

Voting yes: Jon Cruddas, Jim Dobbin, Linda Gilroy, Patrick Hall, David Lepper, Christopher Leslie, Kali Mountford, Nick Raynsford, Phil Sawford, Mark Todd, Phil Woolas

Voting no: Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Edward Davey, Paul Goodman, John Pugh, Desmond Swayne, Andrew Turner

Question accordingly agreed to.

Adjourned accordingly at ten minutes past Seven o'clock till Thursday 13 February at five minutes to Nine o'clock.