Schedule 12

Legal Services Bill [Lords]

Public Bill Committees, 21 June 2007, 10:00 am

Entitlement to make an application for a licence to the Board

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Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield, Conservative)

I propose to put the questions on Government amendments Nos. 138 to 143 together.

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Jonathan Djanogly (Shadow Solicitor General (Also Shadow Minister for Trade and Industry), Law Officers (Assist the Home Affairs Team); Huntingdon, Conservative)

I request that amendment No. 138 be taken alone.

Amendment proposed: No. 138, in schedule 12, page 191, line 24, leave out ‘a’ and insert ‘an independent’.—[Bridget Prentice.]

The Committee divided: Ayes 9, Noes 4.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Amendments made: No. 139, in schedule 12, page 193, line 24, leave out ‘in shares’.

No. 140, in schedule 12, page 193, line 26, leave out ‘in shares’.

No. 141, in schedule 12, page 193, line 29, leave out ‘in shares’.

No. 142, in schedule 12, page 193, line 31, leave out ‘in shares’.

No. 143, in schedule 12, page 193, line 32, at end insert—

‘( ) the kinds of non-authorised persons who have an indirect interest in the licensable body.’.—[Bridget Prentice.]

Schedule 12, as amended, agreed to.