§ The Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Malcolm Rifkind)I beg to move amendment No. 5, in page 2, line 27 at end insert—
'(5) In this section and sections 2 to 4 of this Act, references to an accused and to appearance at a diet shall include references respectively to an appellant and to appearance at the court on the day fixed for the hearing of an appeal.'
§ Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Richard Crawshaw)With this we are to take Government amendments Nos. 7 and 24.
§ Mr. RifkindThe amendments are essentially drafting amendments and introduce no new question of principle into the legislation. Their purpose is to ensure that in clause 1, as well as in clauses 2 to 4, a reference to an accused should also include a reference to an appellant. Clearly that is a sensible drafting amendment.
§ Amendment agreed to.