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The purposes of the Bill, as set out in the long title, are:
to abolish the offices of librarian and fiscal
to rename the Widows' Fund as the Dependents' Fund and to make further provision as regards persons entitled to the benefit of that fund
to make new provision for members of the Society to resign; and
to give the Society new powers including to close the Dependents' Fund completely or close it to new members, to create new categories of membership, or to wind up the Society.
Charges
Clause 29 creates new powers for the Secretary of State to allow the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to impose charges on the fishing industry in England or to English boats.
What section 13 says
Section 13 of the Bill would substitute a new section 13 into the 1973 Act (the identical numbering is probably coincidence rather than by design).
Efficiency Savings
As discussed above with regard to the audit of new financial powers a substantial proportion of the proposed 2018-19 budget proposal to support 8 new posts in this area is being funded through efficiency savings.