MARSHALLED
LIST OF AMENDMENTS
TO BE MOVED
ON THIRD READING
The amendments have been marshalled in accordance with the Order of 25th February 2010, as follows—
[Amendments marked * are new or have been altered]
Amendment
No.
| | BARONESS MORRIS OF BOLTON |
| 1 | Page 6, line 17, at end insert— |
| "( ) | For the avoidance of doubt, a reference in this Act to any religious or philosophical belief does not include a cult." |
| | BARONESS ROYALL OF BLAISDON |
| 2 | Page 11, line 8, at end insert— |
| "( ) | In relation to the second requirement, a reference in this section or an applicable Schedule to avoiding a substantial disadvantage includes a reference to— |
| (a) | removing the physical feature in question, |
| (c) | providing a reasonable means of avoiding it." |
| | BARONESS ROYALL OF BLAISDON |
| 3 | Page 67, line 27, leave out first "is" and insert "and the words ", subject to subsection (7)," in section 104(3)(c) are" |
| | BARONESS CAMPBELL OF SURBITON |
| 4 | Page 125, line 25, at end insert— |
| "(2B) | Provision by virtue of subsection (2)(b) may, in particular, provide that applications for approval of premises may only be made with the consent (whether general or specific) of a person specified, or a person of a description specified, in the provision. |
| (2C) | The power conferred by section 258(2), in its application to the power conferred by this section, includes in particular— |
| (a) | power to make provision in relation to religious premises that differs from provision in relation to other premises; |
| (b) | power to make different provision for different kinds of religious premises." |
| 5 | Page 125, line 29, at end insert— |
| "(3B) | "Civil marriage" means marriage solemnised otherwise than according to the rites of the Church of England or any other religious usages. |
| (3C) | "Religious premises" means premises which— |
| (a) | are used solely or mainly for religious purposes, or |
| (b) | have been so used and have not subsequently been used solely or mainly for other purposes." |
| 6 | Page 134, line 9, after "sections" insert "202 (civil partnerships on religious premises)," |
| | BARONESS WILLIAMS OF CROSBY |
| 7 | Page 144, line 40, at end insert— |
| | "Religious adoption and fostering agencies |
| (1) | Sub-paragraph (2) applies to a voluntary adoption agency or fostering agency that— |
| (a) | is an organisation of the kind referred to in paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 23, or |
| (b) | acts on behalf of, or under the auspices of, such an organisation. |
| (2) | Subject to paragraph (3), nothing in this Act shall make it unlawful for such a voluntary adoption agency or fostering agency to restrict the provision of its services or facilities to a person on the grounds of sexual orientation. |
| (3) | If such a voluntary adoption agency or fostering agency restricts the provision of those services or facilities as mentioned in sub-paragraph (2), it must at the same time refer the person seeking them to another person who the agency believes provides similar services or facilities to persons of his sexual orientation. |
| (4) | Sub-paragraph (2) permits a restriction only if imposed— |
| (a) | if it is necessary to comply with the doctrine of the organisation, or |
| (b) | so as to avoid conflicting with the strongly held religious convictions of a significant number of the religion's followers." |
| | BARONESS ROYALL OF BLAISDON |
| 8 | Page 194, line 33, at end insert— |
| "( ) | Section 20 has effect as if, in subsection (4), for "to avoid the disadvantage" there were substituted— |
| "(a) | to avoid the disadvantage, or |
| (b) | to adopt a reasonable alternative method of affording access to the benefit, facility or service or of admitting persons to membership or inviting persons as guests."" |
| 9 | Page 234, line 24, at end insert— |
| "Civil Partnership Act 2004 | Section 6(1)(b) and (2)" |
| | BARONESS ROYALL OF BLAISDON |
| 10 | Page 239, line 3, at end insert— |
