Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 10:15 am ar 11 Gorffennaf 2023.
Amendments made: 97, in clause 289, page 195, line 3, leave out “as extended”.
This is a drafting amendment to make clear that new accreditation conditions imposed when extending an accreditation are not limited to any particular part of the extended accreditation.
Amendment 98, in clause 289, page 195, line 4, leave out “condition on the existing” and insert “existing condition on the”.
This amendment and Amendment 99 are drafting amendments to clarify which accreditation conditions can be varied or removed by the Secretary of State when extending an accreditation.
Amendment 99, in clause 289, page 195, line 21, leave out “condition on the existing” and insert “existing condition on the”.
See the member’s explanatory statement for Amendment 98.
Amendment 100, in clause 289, page 195, line 26, at end insert—
“(14) Where an accreditation covers the making of special ADR arrangements, conditions on the accreditation may be framed so as to secure that the accredited ADR provider is responsible for acts or omissions of other ADR providers who carry out ADR under special ADR arrangements made by the accredited ADR provider.”—
This amendment would clarify that accreditation conditions can be worded so as to make an accredited ADR provider directly responsible for things done by another ADR provider who carries out ADR under special ADR arrangements made by the accredited provider under its accreditation. This could enable regulatory action under clause 290 or 293 to be taken against the accredited ADR provider in relation to acts of the other ADR provider.
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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.
