I beg to move amendment 81, in clause 18, page 9, line 25, at end insert

“(other than regulations made under section 20(3))”.

This amendment provides that commencement regulations under Clause 20 are not subject to any parliamentary procedure.

With this it will be convenient to discuss clause stand part.

I hope to sow a little less confusion in this particular clause.

No confusion at all—very straightforward.

You are very kind, Mr Gray. Clause 18 sets out how regulations under this Bill are to be made. Amendment 81 ensures that commencement regulations under clause 20 are not subject to any parliamentary procedure, which is the convention. Parliament will have approved the principle of the provisions of the Bill by enacting them. Any other regulations made under the Bill will be subject to the negative procedure. I hope that makes more sense to other hon. Members than it necessarily does to me, and that the Committee accepts the clause as amended.

This clause sets out that regulations under this Bill should be made by statutory instrument; the only amendment is to ensure that regulations under clause 20 are not subject to further parliamentary procedures. Those are to undertake the commencement and any transitional provisions required to implement the Bill.

Amendment 81 agreed to.

Clause 18, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 19 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 20