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No. 160, in page 54, line 35, leave out
'the amounts specified in the cash bids submitted by'.
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No. 161, in page 54, line 36, leave out 'are the same,' and insert—
'have submitted cash bids specifying an identical amount which is higher than the amount of any other cash bid submitted in respect of the licence, then (unless they propose to exercise their power under subsection (3) in relation to the licence)'.
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No. 162, in page 54, line 41, after 'may', insert
'disregard the requirement imposed by subsection (1) and'.
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No. 163, in page 54, line 41, leave out
`other than the one who'
and insert 'who has not'.
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No. 164, in page 54, line 43, leave out `do so' and insert
`award the licence to that applicant'.
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No. 165, in page 54, line 44, leave out
'who submitted the highest bid',
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and insert
`to whom (apart from this subsection) they would award the licence in accordance with the preceding provisions of this section,'.
§ No. 166, in page 54, line 47, leave out 'granted' and insert 'awarded'.
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No. 168, in page 55, line 18, leave out
'person who submitted the highest bid,'
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and insert
`applicant to whom (apart from any such requirement) they would have awarded it in accordance with the preceding provisions of this section,'.
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No. 169, in page 55, line 20, at end insert
'; and any such rules may provide for the awarding of licences by reference to orders of preference notified to the Commission by applicants at the time of making their applications.'.
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No. 170, in page 55, line 25, leave out
'the applicant who submitted the highest bid'
§ and insert 'an applicant'.
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No. 171, in page 55, line 26, leave out from `if to end of line 31 and insert
'that person had not made an application for the licence.'.
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No. 172, in page 55, line 33, at end insert
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', as soon as reasonably practicable after awarding the licence'.
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No. 173, in page 55, line 36, leave out
'as soon as is reasonably practicable'.
§ No. 174, in page 55, line 43, leave out 'and'.
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No. 175, in page 55, line 45, leave out
'other than the one who'
and insert 'who has not'.
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No. 176, in page 55, line 47, at end insert
'; and (d) such other information as the Commission consider appropriate.'.
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No. 176, in page 56, line 1, leave out subsection (12) and insert—
'(12) If at any time after a local delivery licence has been granted to any person but before the licence has come into force—
- (a) that person indicates to the Commission that he does not intend to provide the service in question, or
- (b) the Commission for any other reason have reasonable grounds for believing that that person will not provide that service once the licence has come into force,
then, subject to subsection (13)—
- (i) the Commission shall revoke the licence, and
- (ii) this section shall have effect as if he had not made an application for the licence.
(13) Subsection (12) shall not apply in the case of any person by virtue of paragraph (b) of that subsection unless the Commission have served on him a notice stating their grounds for believing that he will not provide the service in question once his licence has come into force; and they shall not serve such a notice on him unless they have given him a reasonable opportunity of making representations to them about the matters complained of.'.—[Mr. Mellor.]