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Charities Bill [HL]

My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 7 and 8. This group consists entirely of minor amendments that have been recommended to us by the draftsman and others. They are designed to improve the drafting of the Bill or to correct minor errors and, in some places, omissions. The effect of the amendments generally is very small indeed. I rise really to speak to the other 40 amendments in the group, but I have no intention of doing so, because that would be not a good use of parliamentary time. When we discussed these matters confidentially, the noble Lord, Lord Shutt, asked me to provide a few examples of what a minor and technical amendment might mean. I have a very long list of those, and if the noble Lord gives me a number I will turn to any one of them and try to provide him with an answer, perhaps as an exemplification, if he really needs me to. I assure the House that none of these amendments is of consequence other than making the legislation work better. Moved, That the House do agree withthe Commons in their Amendments Nos. 7 and 8.—(Lord Bassam of Brighton). On Question, Motion agreed to. 9: Page 13, line 8, leave out ““Secretary of State”” and insert ““Minister”” 10: Page 13, line 13, leave out ““Secretary of State”” and insert ““Minister”” 11: Page 13, line 22, after ““(7)”” insert ““(a)”” 12: Page 13, line 26, leave out from ““day”” to ““(registration”” in line 27 and insert ““on which subsections (1) to (5) above come into force by virtue of an order under section of the Charities Act 2006 relating to section of that Act”” 13: Page 13, line 41, leave out ““Secretary of State”” and insert ““Minister”” 14: Page 14, line 7, leave out ““Secretary of State”” and insert ““Minister”” 15: Page 14, line 30, leave out ““(subject tosection 3(11) above”” 16: Clause 10, page 14, line 34, leave out ““commencement of section above”” and insert ““appointed day”” 17: Page 14, line 34, leave out ““Secretary of State”” and insert ““Minister”” 18: Page 14, line 43, leave out from ““the”” to end of line 44 and insert ““appointed day. ““(4)In this section ““the appointed day”” means the day on which section 3A(1) to (5) of the 1993 Act(as substituted by section of this Act) come into force by virtue of an order under section of this Act.”” 19: Clause 11, page 15, line 21, leave outsubsection (9) 20: Page 15, line 36, leave out ““Secretary of State”” and insert ““Minister”” 21: Page 16, line 2, leave out ““Secretary of State”” and insert ““Minister”” 22: Page 16, line 8, leave out ““Secretary of State”” and insert ““Minister”” 23: Page 16, line 32, leave out ““Secretary of State”” and insert ““Minister”” 24: Page 16, line 34, leave out ““Secretary of State”” and insert ““Minister”” 25: Clause 22, page 22, line 8, leave out ““Secretary of State”” and insert ““Minister””