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Part of 10. 9. Stage 3 of the Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Bill – in the Senedd at 6:32 pm on 20 June 2017.

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Photo of Nick Ramsay Nick Ramsay Conservative 6:32, 20 June 2017

Thank you, Cabinet Secretary, for that. I have no wish to go through the majority of these amendments either, because, as my chief whip has said, it’s sunny outside and we don’t want to be here until the dark hours. However, Welsh Conservatives will be supporting all of these amendments, apart from—we do have an issue with the first amendment, the lead amendment, and perhaps you can provide clarification on this.

The lead amendment refers to the maximum period specified in the notice designating the area under section 54(3). However, the rest of section 54 does not refer to maximum periods of notice. This seems to make the reference more complex, to me, and I’d be grateful for clarification on the reason for this—it does seem to be erroneous, given that the other amendments do seem to be quite acceptable.