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Lords amendment: No. 1, in page 2, line 13, leave out—
("subsection (3) applies in that person's case") and insert
("the condition for the grant of an approval to that person is fulfilled in accordance with subsection (3)")
§ The Minister for Small Business and E-Commerce (Ms Patricia Hewitt)I beg to move, That this House agrees with the Lords in the said amendment.
§ Madam SpeakerWith this it will be convenient to discuss Lords amendments Nos. 2, 3 and 10 to 14.
§ Ms HewittThis group of amendments largely stems from a commitment that I made in Committee and on Report when I undertook to see whether the drafting of the clause could be simplified while preserving the necessary powers of the approvals authority. The amendments do that by expanding on the cross-references between subsections (2) and (3).
It was also drawn to our attention that the description in clause 6(3) of cryptography support services being provided in the United Kingdom related only to clause 2. It therefore seemed sensible that the description should be moved from clause 6 to clause 2. The amendments accomplish that.
Amendments Nos. 11, 12, 13 and 14 simply correct some grammatical errors in the original drafting. I assure the House that this group of amendments does not change the legal effect of the Bill in any way. I therefore commend the amendment to the House.
§ Lords amendment agreed to.
§ Lords amendments Nos. 2 and 3 agreed to.