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Digital Economy Bill [HL]

34: Before Clause 4, insert the following new Clause— "Compliance with fundamental rights In drafting or amending any code, laying any statutory instrument, or taking any other action under sections 124A to 124L of the Communications Act 2003 or under section 302A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, the Secretary of State must demonstrate before such action is implemented that he has considered whether such action— (a) is necessary and proportionate to the goal of protecting and enforcing copyright, and (b) appropriately balances the interest of rights holders and the interests of the public in due process, privacy, freedom of expression and other fundamental human rights guaranteed by inter alia the European Convention of Human Rights and the EC Charter of Rights."