Part of Communications Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 9:15 am ar 28 Ionawr 2003.
Peter Atkinson
Ceidwadwyr, Hexham
9:15,
28 Ionawr 2003
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:
Amendment No. 619, in
Clause 304, page 262, line 30, leave out subsection (2).
Amendment No. 645, in
clause 305, page 263, line 13, leave out subsection (2) and insert—
'(2) ofcom shall not exercise any of their Broadcasting Act powers in relation to any matter to the extent that such matter is capable of being dealt with under the Competition Act 1998 (c.41).'.
Amendment No. 649, in
clause 305, page 263, line 17, leave out subsection (3).
Amendment No. 624, in
clause 305, page 263, line 34 after first 'a', insert 'Broadcasting Act'.
Amendment No. 625, in
clause 305, page 263, line 35 leave out from 'if' to end of line 41 and insert
'and to the extent that, that power is exercised by OFCOM in furtherance of the duty under section 3(1)(a) of this Act.'.
Amendment No. 650, in
clause 305, page 263, line 41, at end insert—
'(7A) For the purposes of this section, a Broadcasting Act power exercised by OFCOM will be deemed to be exercised for a competition purpose to the extent that such power is exercised pursuant to the fulfilment of OFCOM's duties under one or both of the duties in section 3(1)(a) or 3(1)(c).'.
Amendment No. 629, in
clause 306, page 264, leave out lines 24 to 30 and insert
'if, and to the extent that, the provision is made in furtherance of the duty under section 3(1)(a)'.
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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.
Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, with responsibilities across television, radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services.
Ofcom Web Site http://www.ofcom.org.uk
