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Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill

moved Amendments Nos. 17 to 22: 17: Schedule 1, page 50, line 31, leave out paragraph 22 and insert— ““22 (1) The functions of the Commission, and of its members, are to be exercised on behalf of the Crown. (2) For the purposes of any civil proceedings arising out of those functions— (a) the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 (c. 44) applies to the Commission as if it were a government department, and (b) the Crown Suits (Scotland) Act 1857 (c. 44) applies to it as if it were a public department.”” 18: Schedule 1, page 51, line 6, leave out paragraph 24 19: Schedule 1, page 51, line 36, leave out sub-paragraph (1) 20: Schedule 1, page 52, line 1, leave out from ““increase”” to end of line 2 and insert ““in the sums payable out of money provided by Parliament that is attributable to the provision of relevant pensions”” 21: Schedule 1, page 52, line 2, at end insert— ““( ) In sub-paragraph (2), ““relevant pensions”” means pensions, allowances or gratuities under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11) payable to or in respect of persons who are or have been in the service of the Commission.”” 22: Schedule 1, page 52, line 24, leave out ““employees of the Commission”” and insert ““staff appointed under paragraph 10”” On Question, amendments agreed to. Schedule 1, as amended, agreed to. Clause 2 [Objectives of the Commission]: