HC Deb 17 July 1973 vol 860 cc406-7

Lords Amendment: No. 4, in page 33, line 7, after "Ireland" insert: , the Court of Criminal Appeal in Northern Ireland,".

Mr. David Howell

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

It is purely a technical amendment. It had been thought that the Court of Criminal Appeal was already covered by the words "Supreme Court of Judicature", but on further analysis it appears that technically the Court of Criminal Appeal is not part of the Supreme Court; hence the amendment. In short, it remedies a technical defect.

Question put and agreed to.

Lords Amendment: No. 5, in page 33, line 9, leave out "and legal aid" and insert: , legal aid and the registration, execution and enforcement of judgments and orders".

Mr. Peter Mills

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

The amendment is simply aimed at the use of more precise language. It makes no change in principle, but merely translates the intention already provided for in the Bill into more precise terms.

Question put and agreed to.

Lords Amendment: No. 6, in page 33, line 15, leave out "and 5" and insert ", 5 and 5A".

Mr. David Howell

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

Mr. Speaker

With it, it will be convenient to discuss Lords Amendment No. 7 in page 33, line 37, at end insert "5A. Firearms and explosives."

Mr. Howell

The effect of the amendments is specifically to include firearms and explosives in the reserved matters listed in the schedule. It was thought that the definitions already there covered these items, but it was found not to be so. Therefore, this is a technical change to give effect to what was intended in the first place.

Question put and agreed to.

Subsequent Lords Amendment agreed to.

Lords Amendment: No. 8, in page 34, line 22, leave out first "and"

Mr. Peter Mills

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

The extra "and" which at present appears between "oaths" and "undertakings" makes the paragraph ambiguous. The removal of the word makes it clear that the paragraph refers first, to oaths; secondly, to undertakings in lieu of oaths; and, thirdly, to declarations.

Question put and agreed to.

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