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Lords Amendment: In page 4, line 29, at end insert:
(3) This Act, except section 8(2) and Schedule 2, does not extend to Scotland.
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§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade (Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody)I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.
The Amendment is concerned solely to clarify the effect of the Bill in Scotland. It was represented to the Government, in particular by the Law Society of Scotland, that Clause 9 in its previous worm might involve legal practitioners, particularly those in Scotland, in trouble before they discovered that only the repeals set out in Schedule 2 have application in Scotland. The Government have accepted this as a reasonable suggestion and the Amendment will, we hope, make the matter clear and readily ascertainable.
§ Mr. Michael Shaw (Scarborough and Whitby)Three short sentences only. First, I thank the hon. Lady for her explanation. Second, I congratulate the Lords on having managed to get an Amendment in order. Third, I note, once again, that English Members are remaining late at night to further the interests of Scotland.
§ Question put and agreed to.