Clause 147 - Extent

Building Safety Bill – in the House of Commons at 5:15 pm on 19 January 2022.

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Amendments made: 64, page 149, line 32, at end insert—

“(aa) paragraphs 87 and 88 of Schedule 5 (and section 54 so far as relating to those paragraphs);”

This amendment provides that the consequential amendments, in Schedule 5 to the Bill, of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000 extend to (ie form part of the law of) England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Amendment 65, page 149, line 34, leave out “and” and insert “to”.

This amendment is consequential on NC22, and provides for the new clause to extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Amendment 66, page 149, line 36, leave out subsection (3) and insert—

“(3) The following provisions extend to England and Wales and Scotland—

(a) section 2(2) and Schedule 1 (amendments of Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974);

(b) sections 129 to (Amendments of the Government of Wales Act 2006) and Schedule 8 (new homes ombudsman scheme).”

This amendment adjusts the extent of the provisions about the new homes ombudsman scheme so they form part of the law of Scotland as well as England and Wales.

Amendment 67, page 149, line 37, at end insert—

“(4) The amendments made by Schedule (Amendments in connection with the new homes ombudsman scheme) (amendments in connection with the new homes ombudsman scheme) have the same extent as the provision amended.”

This amendment sets out the extent of the amendments made by the new Schedule included in the Bill by NS2.