§ Standing Order No. LXXXVII. amended by leaving out the following words, viz.—
§ 1. No original of any record or public document in the custody of the Master of the Rolls shall be required to be produced before the Committee of Privileges or any other Committee of this House without a written order for such production, signed by the Lord Chancellor or the Chairman of such Committee. Such records and documents shall be proved by certified copies as provided by the Public Record Act, 1838, 1st and 2nd Victoria, chap. 94.
§ And inserting in lieu thereof—
§ 1. No original of any record or document in public custody in the United Kingdom shall be required to be produced before the Committee for Privileges without a written order for such production, signed by the Lord Chancellor or the Chairman of Committees. Such records and 777 documents shall be proved by copies as in ordinary legal proceedings pursuant to the Public Record Act, 1838, and the Documentary Evidence Acts subsequently passed.
§ And to be printed as amended. (No. 44.)