§ 44 Clause 21, page 18, line 40, after 'section' insert 'and any publicity given under subsection (9)'.
§ 45 Page 19, line 8, at end insert:
§ '(9) Where a person is required by subsection (8) to publicise any failure, the Ombudsman may take such steps as he considers reasonable to publicise that failure if—
- (a) the period mentioned in subsection (7) has expired and that person has not complied with subsection (8); or
- (b) the Ombudsman has reasonable cause for believing that that person will not comply with subsection (8) before the end of that period.
§ (10) Any reasonable expenses incurred by the Ombudsman under subsection (9) may be recovered by him (as a civil debt) from the person whose failure he has publicised.'.
§ 46 Page 19, line 8, at end insert:
§ '() For the purposes of this section, the person with respect to whom a complaint is made ("the first person") and another person ("the second person") are connected if—
- (a) the second person—
- (i) employs the first person; and
- (ii) is an authorised advocate, authorised litigator, duly certificated notary public, licensed conveyancer or partnership;
- (b) they are both partners in the same partnership; or
- (c) the second person is a recognised body which employs the first person or of which the first person is an officer.'.
§ The Lord ChancellorMy Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 44 to 46 which were spoken to with Amendment No. 38.
Moved, That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 44 to 46—(The Lord Chancellor.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.