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Ordered,
That, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 16th June 1986, in Session 1985–86, a Select Committee of seven Members be appointed to join with a Committee to be appointed by the Lords to examine the processes of enacting Private Legislation and to consider whether:
- (a) there are any matters of a kind at present dealt with by Private Bill which could more appropriately be dealt with some other way, taking account of the interests both of Promoters and other affected parties;
- (b) any changes are desirable in Private Bill procedure; and
- (c) any amendments are desirable to the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936 and the procedure thereunder;
and to consider whether any amendments are desirable to the Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Act 1945.
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Ordered,
That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records.
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Ordered,
That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the Committee's order of reference.
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Ordered,
That the Minutes of Evidence and Memoranda reported from the Joint Committee on Private Bill Procedure, on 11th May 1987, in the last Session of Parliament, be referred to the Committee.
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Ordered,
That three be the quorum of the Committee.
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Ordered,
That Mr. Tony Banks, Mr. Sydney Chapman, Mrs. Ann Clwyd, Sir Anthony Grant, Mr. Patrick McNair-Wilson, Mr. Roger Moate and Sir John Stradling Thomas be members of the Committee—[Mr. Lennox-Boyd.]
§ Message to the Lords to acquaint them therewith.