§ THE LORD CHANCELLOR (LORD GARDINER)My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. This is the usual sessional Motion, which is necessary to establish the Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills. It is in the usual form, except that Item (4), which gives the Joint Committee jurisdiction over Consolidation Bills with amendments proposed by the Law Commissions, incorporates the Motion which your Lordships passed to the same effect during the course of last Session. The Committee will have a great deal of important work to do this Session, and I hope your Lordships will agree that we should establish it as soon as possible. I beg to move.
§ Moved, That it is desirable that in the present Session, the following classes of Bills shall be referred to a Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament:
- (1) All Consolidation Bills, whether public or private;
- (2) Statute Law Revision Bills;
- (3) Bills prepared pursuant to the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949, together with any memoranda laid pursuant to that Act and any representations made with respect thereto;
- (4) Bills to consolidate any enactments with amendments to give effect to recommendations made by one or both of the Law Commissions, together with any Report containing such recommendations.—[The Lord Chancellor.]
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.
§ Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Commons to communicate this Resolution, and to desire their concurrence.