Proposed amendments
159 amendments across 49 provisions
Clause 1 1
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No payment may be regarded as a subsidy if it is equally and freely available to all enterprises whose economic activity, to which the payment relates, is undertaken wholly or largely within the territory of the body making the payment.”
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Financial assistance, for the purposes of this Act, does not include payments made to public bodies who have a responsibility for the provision of public services within the territory of the public authority.”
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“The subsidy strategy
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“The areas of disadvantage subsidy strategy
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If, within the 40-day period, either House of Parliament resolves not to approve the scheme, or the scheme as modified, then, with effect from the end of the day on which the resolution is passed, the scheme, or the scheme as modified, is to be treated as not having been made.
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A streamlined subsidy scheme may be made, in particular, to support areas of relative economic deprivation.”
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A streamlined subsidy scheme must be made or modified by regulations subject to the negative procedure.”
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A subsidy scheme or streamlined subsidy scheme may provide for the value of a subsidy to be determined by reference to its gross cash amount or the gross cash equivalent.”
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Provision under subsection (2)(a) may provide for the value of a subsidy to be determined by reference to its gross cash amount or the gross cash equivalent.”
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Before making regulations under this section, the Secretary of State must seek the consent of the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland.
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“Determination of the equity rationale for a subsidy
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must not make the scheme without a statement that the scheme will operate, either in full or in part, under this Act or EU regulations.”
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Nothing in this section prevents financial assistance being given by a public authority to anybody it deems appropriate in support of achieving cultural or environmental objectives for which it has responsibility.”
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“Application of the subsidy strategy
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“Value for money principle
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Regulations under subsection (4) are subject to the negative procedure.”
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A marketable risk country is to be treated for the purposes of this section as not being a marketable risk country if the Secretary of State designates it as not a marketable risk country by regulations.
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The prohibition in subsection (1) does not apply if the public authority giving the subsidy is satisfied that the conditions in subsections (5) to (7) are met.
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“Liabilities as a polluter
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Clause 26 2
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Clause 27 2
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Clause 28 1
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“Fossil fuels
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the social and economic welfare of—
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“Subsidies free from political motivation or influence
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“Social and economic duties
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Clause 32 2
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the subsidy database is kept under review in such manner and at such intervals as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.”
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the subsidy database and its contents are subject to routine audit, and”
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If, within the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which a public authority awards a subsidy to a beneficiary under a subsidy scheme, the awarding of any additional subsidies to that beneficiary under the same scheme would lead to a cumulative award in excess of the amount specified in subsection (2)(c), the public authority must, as soon as practicable, meet the requirements under subsection (1) in respect of each award.”
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if made as a subsidy scheme in the form of a tax measure, within three months of the confirmation of the decision to make the scheme, or”
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within three months of the date of the modification, in respect of a subsidy scheme made in the form of a tax measure, or”
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the subsidy is one to which subsection (2) applied, and
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substitute a different amount for the amount specified in subsection (2)(c);
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The Secretary of State may by regulations—
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the date the subsidy or scheme was entered onto the database.”
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Where a subsidy relates to the provision of goods or works and the value of that subsidy exceeds the amount specified in section 36(1), the regulations must require a public authority’s entry to include information on—
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a statement outlining how the terms and conditions for subsidy eligibility are consistent with the subsidy control principles;”
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In subsection (1), the reference to the subsidy control requirements does not include the requirements as to transparency in Chapter 3 of Part 2 except in relation to the giving of a subsidy as minimal financial assistance if the amount of the subsidy is no more than £100,000.”
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In subsection (1), the reference to the subsidy control requirements does not include the requirements as to transparency in Chapter 3 of Part 2 except in relation to the giving of a subsidy as SPEI assistance if the amount of the subsidy is no more than £100,000.”
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amend section 36(3A) or 38(3A) so as to substitute a different amount for the amount specified;
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An amount specified in regulations under subsection (1)(c) or (d) which amend section 36(3A) may not exceed the amount specified in section 36(1).
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be laid before Parliament.”
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If the Treasury considers that the steps required by subsection (6) would have the effect of undermining the purpose for which the direction is given, the Treasury may delay the carrying out of those steps until such time as it is satisfied that to do so would not have that effect.”
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The subsidy control requirements under the Act do not apply if they have the effect of causing any unfair economic disadvantage to Northern Ireland as a result of the implementation of Article 10 of the Northern Ireland Protocol.”
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“Agriculture
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if the subsidy or subsidy scheme is in connection with economic activity in Northern Ireland, in order to determine whether any EU regulations are required to be followed in its operation.”
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If a direction is made under this section by the Secretary of State—
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If a direction is made under this section by the Secretary of State—
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Clause 62 1
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“Post-award investigations
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the impact of the operation of this Act on progress towards the target in section 1 of the Climate Change Act 2008 (UK net zero emissions target), and the targets in section 5 of the Environment Act 2021 (environmental?targets).”
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the following period of three years”
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The Secretary of State may exercise the power in subsection (4) only after the CMA has prepared its reports in relation to the first two relevant periods mentioned in subsection (3).”
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The annual report must also contain an assessment by the CMA, on the basis of the reports it has prepared, of the extent to which the subsidy control regime under this Act is meeting its stated policy objectives.”
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The annual report referred to in subsection (1) must include a review of the operation of this Act as it relates to progress towards the target in section 1 of the Climate Change Act 2008 (carbon target for 2050) and the targets set out in the Environment Act 2021.”
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“Role of CMA and devolved governments in call-in and enforcement
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Clause 68 1
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The Chair of the CMA Board may appoint up to three non-executive members to the Subsidy Advice Unit established under subsection (1) in order to ensure that the Unit includes at least one person with relevant experience in relation to each of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.”
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“CMA resourcing
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“Prohibition of references to the Office for Internal Market
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Clause 73 1
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“CAT powers for pre-emptive enforcement
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Clause 77 1
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“Duty of the CMA to act even-handedly
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Clause 78 1
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Nothing in this Act applies to the giving of any such assistance, or to the making of any such schemes, except so far as provided for by that Schedule.”
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section 76 (duty to provide pre-action information);”
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how public authorities should assess the effects of the relevant subsidy with respect to section 1 of the Climate Change Act 2008 (UK net zero?emissions target), and section 5 of the Environment Act 2021 (environmental?targets).”
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Before issuing guidance under this section, the Secretary of State must seek the consent of the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland.
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The requirement in subsection (5) may be met by consultation carried out before this section comes into force.”
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for the purposes of section 33(1) and (3) (see instead section 33(5)), or
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provision in regulations or schemes made under this Act.”
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“UK internal market
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“Dispute resolution: Heads of Governments Council
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“Consent of the devolved governments in relation to regulations and guidance
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progress towards targets under section 1 of the Climate Change Act 2008 (UK net zero?emissions target), and section 5 of the Environment Act 2021 (environmental?targets).”
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“Agricultural subsidies
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“in accordance with a common framework agreement made between a Minister of the Crown and the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and a Northern Ireland department.
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progress towards meeting the target in section 1 of the Climate Change Act 2008 (carbon target for 2050).”
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progress towards limiting global temperature rises to 1.5° celsius above pre-industrial levels.”
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achieving the target in section 1 of the Climate Change Act 2008 (carbon target for 2050) and the targets set out in the Environment Act 2021, as amended from time to time.”
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“Climate and environmental targets
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the subsidy is given for small projects meeting one or more of the following descriptions—
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delivering progress towards meeting the target in section 1 of the Climate Change Act 2008 (carbon target for 2050).”
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“Scrutiny of Bills for compatibility with the principles in Chapter 1 of Part 2