§ REPEALS
§ Lords amendments Nos. 260 and 261 agreed to.
§ Lords amendment: No. 262, in page 115, line 23, column 3, at end insert—
| "In section 55(3), the words "Subsection (2) of section twenty-two, and"." |
§ The Solicitor-General for ScotlandI beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
The amendment disapplies section 22(2) of the Prison Act 1952 to Scotland. This provision is not required to be extended to Scotland because the Secretary of State for Scotland has a power similar to that conferred by section 22(2) under section 10(2) of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1952.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Lords amendments Nos. 263 to 269 agreed to.
§ Lords amendment: No. 270, in page 116, column 3, leave out lines 11 to 14 and insert—
| "In section 2, in subsection (6), the words from "under", in the first place where it occurs, to "Act", and subsection (8)." |
§ Mr. MayhewI beg to move, That the House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
The purpose of the amendment is to make the wording and meaning of section 2(6) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 even simpler.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Lords amendments Nos. 271 to 293 agreed to.