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Education and Skills Bill

moved Amendments Nos. 25 to 30: 25: Clause 23, page 12, line 39, after ““where”” insert ““— (a) ”” 26: Clause 23, page 12, line 40, leave out ““(and has not already been withdrawn) and insert ““, and (b) any appeal made under section (Appeal against penalty notice given under section 22) in respect of the penalty notice has not been determined.”” 27: Clause 23, page 13, line 1, leave out ““subsection (2)”” and insert ““section (Withdrawal or variation of penalty notice given under section 22 following notice of objection) or (Further power to withdraw penalty notice given under section 22)”” 28: Clause 23, page 13, line 4, at end insert— ““(3A) If the amount of a penalty is reduced under section (Withdrawal or variation of penalty notice given under section 22 following notice of objection), any sum already paid or recovered must, to the extent that it was paid or recovered in respect of any amount in excess of the reduced amount, be repaid to the employer with interest at the appropriate rate running from the date when the sum was paid or recovered.”” 29: Clause 23, page 13, line 5, leave out ““For the purposes of subsection (3)”” and insert ““In this section”” 30: Clause 23, Divide Clause 23 into two clauses, the first (Further power to withdraw penalty notice given under section 22) to consist of subsections (1) and (2) and the second (Withdrawal or variation of penalty notice given under section 22: further provisions) to consist of subsections (3) to (4) On Question, amendments agreed to. Clause 27 [Contravention of section 24 or 25: enforcement notice]: