Gerry Sutcliffe (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs), Department of Trade and Industry; Bradford South, Labour)

I beg to move amendment No. 24, in schedule 3, page 64, line 7, leave out 'payable' and insert

'that are required to be paid'.

This is a technical amendment designed to make the wording of the paragraph consistent with section 130A of the 1974 Act, to which it relates. It is a straightforward amendment, and I hope that the Committee will support it.

Amendment agreed to.

Question proposed, That this schedule, as amended, be the Third schedule to the Bill.

Gerry Sutcliffe (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs), Department of Trade and Industry; Bradford South, Labour)

The schedule concerns transitional provision and savings. It makes certain transitional provisions for the coming into operation of many different parts of the Bill. It is important to ensure the smooth commencement of the provisions, especially where they apply to existing agreements.

Question put and agreed to.

Schedule 3, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 70 ordered to stand part of the Bill.