HC Deb 26 July 1967 vol 751 c888

Lords Amendment: No. 102, in page 44, line 4, at the end to insert: and where any such person gives notice of appeal, either of those courts may order that the other party to the appeal shall be given legal aid for the purpose of resisting the appeal.

Mr. Taverne

I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.

Mr. Speaker

I must advise the House that privilege is involved in this Amendment.

Mr. Taverne

The purpose of the Amendment is to preserve the existing power of magistrates courts and courts of quarter sessions to grant legal aid to a respondent for the purpose of resisting an appeal to quarter sessions. The need for the power arises only in the case of a private prosecution where a person who has been convicted summarily appeals against his conviction.

Question put and agreed to.

Subsequent Lords Amendments agreed to.