Clause 35 - Power to amend section 34
Gambling Bill
9:55 am
Mr Malcolm Moss (Shadow Minister, Home Affairs; North East Cambridgeshire, Conservative)
I beg to move amendment No. 155, in clause 35, page 16, line 7, after 'may', insert
', only after consultation with those parties set out in section 22(5) and acting reasonably,'.
This is a simple amendment, designed to constrain the powers of the Secretary of State so that he must act reasonably in relation to consultation with the various parties involved. It is a probing amendment; if the Minister assures me on record that the Secretary of State will act reasonably in all situations, that will help.