ANNEX C
FURTHER PREPARATORY WORK
A.
ESSENTIAL
1. DTI
Insider Dealing Bill
medium
To change existing serious criminal offences to take account of EC Directive on Insider Dealing.
A.
PROGRAMME BILL WITH ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS
2. DEmp
Employment Bill
medium
To introduce further reform of trade union law; to abolish the Wages Council System; to implement changes in law required by some EC "Action Programme Directives" and by ECJ EC infraction proceedings.
judgements and
B.
CONTINGENT
3. FCO
Antarctic Environmental Protection Bill
short
То implement international
4. FCO
any obligations imposed on the UK by a new agreement on Antarctic environmental protection.
Mauritius Republic Bill
very short
To make provision for Mauritius becoming a Republic within the Commonwealth; to ensure that all existing Mauritius law to remains in force; and to ensure the continuation of appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
C.
PROGRAMME
5. MAFF
Covent Garden Market Authority (Abolition) Bill
short
To abolish the Covent Garden Market Authority and to provide for its functions to be transferred to a plc.