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Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill

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Amendments 35

Committee stage — Lords 14

AgreedClause 4EditBillBody

leave out “premises, or parts of premises,” and insert “businesses or premises of a specified description, or parts of businesses or premises”.

Moved: Lord Grimstone of Boscobel#91790
AgreedClause 14EditBillBody

at end insert— An award giving the tenant relief from payment of a protected rent debt is to be taken as altering the effect of the terms of tenancy in relation to the protected rent constituting the debt.

Moved: Lord Grimstone of Boscobel#91791
AgreedSchedule 2EditBillBody

at end insert— a person other than the tenant who is liable on an indemnity basis for the payment of rent under a business tenancy, and

Moved: Lord Grimstone of Boscobel#91792
AgreedSchedule 3EditBillBody

at end insert— a person other than the tenant who is liable on an indemnity basis for the payment of rent under a business tenancy, and

Moved: Lord Grimstone of Boscobel#91793
AgreedClause 27EditBillBody

at end insert “adversely”

Moved: Lord Grimstone of Boscobel#91794
AgreedClause 27EditBillBody

leave out subsection (2) and insert— A business tenancy is adversely affected by a closure requirement for the purposes of subsection (1) if—

Moved: Lord Grimstone of Boscobel#91795
NotMovedClause 8EditBillBody

at end insert— An approved arbitration body must publish decisions made in relation to arbitrations referred to it under this Part, and ensure they are easily accessible to the public.”

Moved: Lord Fox#91796
NotMovedClause 19EditBillBody

leave out “may” and insert “must”

Moved: Lord FoxSponsor: Baroness Blake of Leeds#91797
DisagreedClause 27DeleteClauseOrSchedule

The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 27 stand part of the Bill.

Moved: Lord FoxSponsor: Baroness Blake of Leeds#91798
WithdrawnClause 27AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Review of the impact of this Act

Moved: Lord FoxSponsor: Baroness Blake of Leeds#91799
WithdrawnClause 7EditBillBody

at end insert— The Secretary of State must ensure that bodies approved under subsection (1) have adequate resources and sufficient numbers of arbitrators as are (whether alone or as a member of a panel of arbitrators) required to conduct arbitrations under this Part.”

Moved: Baroness Blake of LeedsSponsor: Lord Fox#91800
NotMovedClause 19EditBillBody

at end insert— In making regulations under subsection (2) the Secretary of State must have regard to the accessibility and affordability of the arbitration process.”

Moved: Baroness Blake of LeedsSponsor: Lord Fox#91801
NotMovedClause 21EditBillBody

at end insert— Guidance issued under subsection (1)(a) must provide further information as to how, for the purposes of section 16, arbitrators should assess “viability” and over what timescale.”

Moved: Baroness Blake of Leeds#91802
NotMovedClause 26AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Temporary restriction on interest

Moved: Lord Fox#91803

Report stage — Lords 20

AgreedClause 2EditBillBody

at end insert— “English business tenancy” means a business tenancy comprising premises in England.

Moved: Lord Grimstone of Boscobel#91804
AgreedClause 9EditBillBody

leave out from “period” to end and insert “allowed by subsection (2) for making references to arbitration in the case of— English business tenancies,

Moved: Lord Grimstone of Boscobel#91805
AgreedClause 9EditBillBody

leave out subsection (5)

Moved: Lord Grimstone of Boscobel#91806
AgreedClause 23EditBillBody

leave out “for making references to arbitration,” and insert “of six months beginning with that day,”

Moved: Lord Grimstone of Boscobel#91807
AgreedClause 23EditBillBody

at end insert— Subsection (2) is subject to any extension of the period mentioned in paragraph (b)(i) that—

Moved: Lord Grimstone of Boscobel#91808
AgreedClause 23AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Alteration of moratorium period

Moved: Lord Grimstone of Boscobel#91809
AgreedClause 27EditBillBody

at end insert— Regulations under this section may—

Moved: Lord Grimstone of Boscobel#91810
AgreedClause 27EditBillBody

leave out lines 15 and 16 and insert— Regulations under this section may—”

Moved: Lord Grimstone of Boscobel#91811
WithdrawnClause 8EditBillBody

leave out paragraph (e)

Moved: The Earl of Lytton#91817
NotMovedClause 8EditBillBody

leave out “on any one of the grounds in subsection (2)” and insert “in the event that both parties request the arbitrator’s removal.”

Moved: The Earl of Lytton#91818
NotMovedClause 8EditBillBody

leave out subsection (2)

Moved: The Earl of Lytton#91819
NotMovedClause 10EditBillBody

leave out “an arbitrator may not be appointed,”

Moved: The Earl of Lytton#91820
NotMovedClause 10EditBillBody

leave out “an arbitrator may not be appointed, and”

Moved: The Earl of Lytton#91821
NotMovedClause 19EditBillBody

after “debt” insert “or the complexity of the case”

Moved: The Earl of Lytton#91822
NotMovedClause 19EditBillBody

leave out “arbitration fees (other than oral hearing fees)” and insert “the fees and expenses of any approved arbitration body concerned”

Moved: The Earl of Lytton#91823
NotMovedClause 19EditBillBody

leave out “half the arbitration fees paid under subsection (4)” and insert “— half of the arbitrators’ fees and expenses (including any oral hearing fees), and

Moved: The Earl of Lytton#91824
NotMovedClause 20EditBillBody

leave out “in advance”

Moved: The Earl of Lytton#91825
NotMovedClause 20EditBillBody

leave out “in advance”

Moved: The Earl of Lytton#91826
WithdrawnClause 7EditBillBody

at end insert— The Secretary of State must ensure that bodies approved under subsection (1) have adequate resources and sufficient numbers of arbitrators as are (whether alone or as a member of a panel of arbitrators) required to conduct arbitrations under this Part.”

Moved: Baroness Blake of LeedsSponsor: Lord Fox#91997
NotMovedClause 21EditBillBody

at end insert “and laid before Parliament”

Moved: Lord FoxSponsor: Baroness Blake of Leeds#91998

3rd reading — Lords 1

AgreedSchedule 1EditBillBody

at end insert— in section 74 (immunity of arbitral institutions)—

Moved: Lord Grimstone of Boscobel#92195