§ The Lords agree to the amendment made by the Commons in page 6, line 37 and have made the following consequential amendment to the Bill:
§ Lords amendment: No. 1, in page 6, line 36, leave out second "or".
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§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Mr. Brynmor John)I beg to move. 687 That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
§ Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Bryant Godman Irvine)With this we are to take Lords Amendment No. 9.
§ Mr. JohnThese amendments are consequential on amendments made on Report, when we moved to reduce the penalties for the offences in Clauses 6 and 8. All that we are doing here is to leave out the word "or", which would have led to more severe penalties under those two clauses.
§ Question put and agreed to.