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Amendments made: No. 121, in page 86, leave out lines 14 to 21 and insert—
'(i) for the words "any part of the United Kingdom other than Northern Ireland" there shall be substituted the words "England and Wales";
(ii) for the words "that part of the United Kingdom" there shall be substituted the words "England and Wales"; and
(iii) the provisio shall cease to have effect.'.
§ No. 122, in page 86, line 22 leave out '(5)' and insert '(5A)'.
§ No. 123, in page 86, line 23, leave out '(5A)' and insert '(5B)'.
§ No. 124, in page 86, line 33, leave out—
§ '(i) in the case of a person transferred from England and Wales, '.
§ No. 125, in page 86, leave out lines 37 to 39.
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No. 126, in page 86, line 49, at end insert—
'7A. In section 29 (1) (removal for judicial purposes) after the words "young offenders centre" there shall be inserted the words ", young offenders institution".
7B. In section 30 (3) (prisoners unlawfully at large) after the words "young offenders centre" there shall be inserted the words "young offenders institution".'
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No. 127, in page 87, line 19, leave out from 'institution",' to end of line 20 and insert 'for the words
any part of the United Kingdom other than Northern Ireland" there shall be substituted the words "England and Wales"; '.—[Lord James Douglas-Hamilton.]
§ Mr. RifkindI beg to move amendment No. 128, in page 90, line 4, at end insert—
'23A. At the end of section 28 (admission or refusal of bail after commital), there shall be added the following subsection—(3) For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of section 26 of this Act and the foregoing provisions of this section apply whether or not the person is in custody at such time as he appears for the disposal of his application.".'.
§ Mr. RifkindI am pleased to inform the House that these are the final amendments. They make clear that bail may be granted to an accused who appears in court on an undertaking, beside those already in custody. It deals with an anomaly in the Bill, and I commend it to the House.
§ Amendment agreed to.
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Amendment made: No. 129, in page 93, line 32, at end insert—
'47A. At the end of section 298 (all offences to be bailable), there shall be added the following subsection—
(3) For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this section apply whether or not the person is in custody at such time as he appears for the disposal of his application.".'.—[Lord James Douglas-Hamilton.]