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Political Parties and Elections Bill

Amendments 99 to 102 99: Clause 28, page 29, line 42, leave out "the Secretary of State may require the Electoral" and insert "within 12 months after the day on which the report is submitted by the Electoral Commission (in the case mentioned in paragraph (a)) or disapproved in Parliament (in the case mentioned in paragraph (b)), the Secretary of State must require the" 100: Clause 28, page 29, line 45, leave out subsection (8) and insert— "(8) For the purposes of subsection (7)— (a) a report is disapproved in Parliament when either House decides against resolving to approve the report (or, if both Houses so decide on different days, when the first of them so decides); (b) the date specified by the Secretary of State must be at least one year, but no more than two years, after the day on which the requirement under that subsection is imposed." 101: Clause 28, page 30, line 2, at end insert— "( ) A registration officer must comply with any request made in writing by the Electoral Commission for assistance that they reasonably require in connection with the preparation of a report under this section." 102: Clause 28, page 30, leave out line 6 Amendments 99 to 102 agreed.