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75: Clause 32, page 42, leave out lines 34 to 36 and insert— “(a) the individual giving the bladed product to the person (“P”) collecting it—(i) was shown by P an identity document issued to P in a physical form, or(ii) took such steps to verify P’s age and identity as may be prescribed in regulations made by the appropriate national authority, and”Member’s explanatory statement This amendment provides that an identity document shown to a person handing over a bladed product must be a physical document. It also allows regulations to be made prescribing an alternative process for identity verification (such as digital ID).