Supplementary Order Papers (SOPs) are proposed amendments to Bills
New clause 15A
To insert the following clause after clause 15 (after line 31 on page 38):
15A Exclusion of regional councils from liability to pay compensation for contracting requirements
(1) Nothing makes a regional council liable to pay compensation to any person for—
(a) including a contracting requirement in a regional public transport plan; or
(b) anything that is done—
(i) by the regional council in implementing a contracting requirement; or
(ii) under section 29(2), 33(3), or 39A.
(2) To avoid doubt, nothing in this section limits section 9(2).