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  European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Clause 17 - Powers of Ministers
  
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  @ MP voted aye not to restrict ministers to only making regulations as necessary, instead allowing them to make regulations as they consider appropriate, in connection with the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
  
  @ MP voted no to restrict ministers to only making regulations as necessary, rather than allowing them to make regulations as they consider appropriate, in connection with the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
  
  
  The majority of MPs voted not to restrict ministers to only making regulations as necessary, instead allowing them to make regulations as they consider appropriate, in connection with the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill. 
  
  MPs were considering the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill[1].
  
  The motion supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 43.
  
  Amendment 43[2] stated:
  
  :Page 14, line 14, leave out âthe Minister considers appropriateâ and insert âis necessaryâ
  
  Explanatory notes to the Lords amendment[3] stated:
  
  :Lords Amendment 43 would restrict a Minister of the Crown to making only such provisions that are necessary in consequence of the Bill.
  
  Clause 17(1) of the Bill[4], which the rejected amendment sought to impact, stated:
  
  :(1) A Minister of the Crown may by regulations make such provision as the Minister considers appropriate in consequence of this Act.
  
  
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  * [1] [https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/europeanunionwithdrawal.html Parliament's webpage on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill]
  * [2] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2017-2019/0212/hcb212withoutendorsement.15-18.html Page of Lords amendments sheet containing Lords amendment 43. Parliament.uk website, 16 May 2018]
  * [3] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2017-2019/0212/en/18212en14.htm Page of explanatory notes to the Lords amendments covering amendment 43, Parliament.uk website, 22 May 2018]
  * [4] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2017-2019/0079/lbill_2017-20190079_en_2.htm#pb6-l1g17 Clause 17 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill in the version of the Bill referred to in the Lords amendment]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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