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Lords Amendment: No. 21, in page 24, line 35, at end insert new Clause "H"—
H. The Criminal Appeal Act 1968 and the Courts Act 1971 shall have effect with the amendments shown in Schedule (Amendments of enactments relating to costs on appeal) to this Act (being amendments relating to the powers of the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords to award costs, enabling an award to be made in favour of the prosecutor and facilitating consolidation of the enactments relating to costs in criminal cases).
§ 3.0 p.m.
722§ The House divided: Ayes 47, Noes 53.
721| Division No. 343.] | AYES | [2.50 p.m. |
| Albu, Austen | Harrison, Walter (Wakefield) | O'Halloran, Michael |
| Archer, Peter (Rowley Regis) | Hattersley, Roy | Perry, Ernest G. |
| Atkinson, Norman | Heffer, Eric S. | Prescott, John |
| Bennett, James (Glasgow, Bridgeton) | Janner, Greville | Sandelson, Neville |
| Booth, Albert | Jenkins, Hugh (Putney) | Silkin, Hn. S. C.(Dulwich) |
| Concannon, J. D. | Kaufman, Gerald | Skinner, Dennis |
| Cox, Thomas (Wandsworth, C.) | Lamborn, Harry | Spearing, Nigel |
| Cronin, John | Latham, Arthur | Stallard, A. W. |
| Davis, Clinton (Hackney, C.) | Lipton, Marcus | Stoddart, David (Swindon) |
| Davis, Terry (Bromsgrove) | Mackie, John | Tuck, Raphael |
| Deakins, Eric | McNamara, J. Kevin | Weitzman, David |
| Dell, Rt. Hn. Edmund | Marshall, Dr. Edmund | Williams, Mrs. Shirley (Hitchin) |
| Douglas-Mann, Bruce | Meacher, Michael | Williams, W. T. (Warrington) |
| Edwards, Robert (Bilston) | Mellish, Rt. Hn. Robert | |
| Fraser, John (Norwood) | Mendelson, John | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Gilbert, Dr. John | Mitchell, R. C.(S'hampton,Itchen) | Mr. James Wellbeloved and |
| Harper, Joseph | Morris, Alfred (Wythenshawe) | Mr. Tom Pendry. |
| NOES | ||
| Alison, Michael (Barkston Ash) | Goodhew, Victor | Monks, Mrs. Connie |
| Atkins, Humphrey | Gurden, Harold | Murton, Oscar |
| Batsford, Brian | Hawkins, Paul | Onslow, Cranley |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Hayhoe, Barney | Powell, Rt. Hn. J. Enoch |
| Boscawen, Hn. Robert | Hill, James (Southampton, Test) | Pym, Rt. Hn. Francis |
| Braine, Sir Bernard | Hunt, John | Reed, Laurance (Bolton, E.) |
| Brocklebank-Fowler, Christopher | Jennings, J. C. (Burton) | Scott, Nicholas |
| Bryan, Sir Paul | Jessel, Toby | Shaw, Michael (Sc'b'gh & Whitby) |
| Carlisle, Mark | Jopling, Michael | Shelton, William (Clapham) |
| Chapman, Sydney | Kellett-Bowman, Mrs. Elaine | Soref, Harold |
| Churchill, W. S. | Kirk, Peter | Stanbrook, Ivor |
| Coombs, Derek | Knox, David | Taylor, Frank (Moss Side) |
| Costain, A. P. | Lamont, Norman | Tebbit, Norman |
| Crouch, David | Longden, Sir Gilbert | Weatherill, Bernard |
| Eyre, Reginald | Luce, R. N. | Winterton, Nicholas |
| Fenner, Mrs. Peggy | McAdden, Sir Stephen | |
| Fortescue, Tim | Macmillan,Rt.Hon.Maurice(Farnham) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Fowler, Norman | Maginnis, John E. | Mr. Walter Clegg and |
| Fry, Peter | Meyer, Sir Anthony | Mr. Kenneth Clarke. |
§ House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.
§ I understand that we are also to discuss Lords Amendment No. 36, in page 40, line 23, at end insert new Schedule B—"Amendments of Enactments relating to Costs on Appeal".
§ The Amendment will facilitate the consolidation of the law relating to costs in criminal cases and I am sure that it will be welcome as a small but useful contribution to law reform. Together the Amendments effectively amend parts of the Criminal Appeal Act, 1968 and the Courts Act, 1971, with the general object of widening further the powers of the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords to award costs out of central funds. These Amendments apply to appeals under the 1968 Act and to appeals from a decision of the Divisional Court in a criminal matter which is where the Amendment of the Courts Act comes in.
§ Question put and agreed to.