Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - Report (2nd Day) – in the House of Lords at 7:15 pm on 13 March 2024.
Lord Offord of Garvel:
Moved by Lord Offord of Garvel
128: Clause 259, page 172, line 18, leave out paragraph (a) and insert—“(a) in a way which is straightforward, and”Member's explanatory statementThis Amendment sets out the principle that must inform the way in which a trader enables a consumer to bring a subscription contract to an end.
129: Clause 259, page 172, line 35, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert “may be given by the consumer making a clear statement setting out their decision to bring the contract to an end.”Member's explanatory statementThis amendment enables a consumer to exercise a right to bring a subscription contract to an end by notifying the trader by any clear statement of their decision to bring the contract to an end. The concept of a consumer ending a contract by making a clear statement of their decision to do so is already in use in consumer law.
Amendments 128 and 129 agreed.
Clause 262: Right to cancel for breach of implied term
As a bill passes through Parliament, MPs and peers may suggest amendments - or changes - which they believe will improve the quality of the legislation.
Many hundreds of amendments are proposed by members to major bills as they pass through committee stage, report stage and third reading in both Houses of Parliament.
In the end only a handful of amendments will be incorporated into any bill.
The Speaker - or the chairman in the case of standing committees - has the power to select which amendments should be debated.
A parliamentary bill is divided into sections called clauses.
Printed in the margin next to each clause is a brief explanatory `side-note' giving details of what the effect of the clause will be.
During the committee stage of a bill, MPs examine these clauses in detail and may introduce new clauses of their own or table amendments to the existing clauses.
When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.
