HL Deb 16 November 1976 vol 377 cc1263-4

[No. 20.]

After Clause 8 insert the following new clause:—

Interpretation.

.—(1) For the purposes of this Act an individual of the family Hominidae (man) is not an animal.

(2) In this Act a reference to a dead animal of any particular kind includes a reference to the body of an animal of that kind—

  1. (a) which is frozen, dried or preserved by chemicals, or
  2. (b) which, although not complete (whether because it has been eviscerated or because it has had the whole of its inside removed 1264 and has been stuffed, or for any other reason), is substantially complete and externally substantially resembles the complete body of an animal of the kind concerned.

(3) In this Act a reference to a dead plant of any particular kind includes a reference to a plant of that kind—

  1. (a) which is frozen, dried or preserved by chemicals, or
  2. (b) which, although for any reason not complete, is substantially complete and externally substantially resembles a complete dead plant of the kind concerned.

(4) In this Act "enactment" includes an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland or of the Northern Ireland Assembly and an Order in Council having the same effect as such an enactment.

(5) Except in so far as the context otherwise requires, a reference in this Act to any other enactment is a reference to that enactment as amended, and includes a reference to it as extended or applied, by or under any other enactment, including this Act.'

Baroness STEDMAN

My Lords, I beg to move that this House doth agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 20. It is linked with Amendment No. 22. They are primarily drafting Amendments. Together they place the provisions concerned with interpretation of terms in the Bill in one separate interpretation clause. The Amendment also adds a new subsection (1) which provides, I am sure your Lordships will be happy to learn, that man is not covered by the Bill. Noble Lords may remember our concern at this oversight at the Bill's Third Reading in this House.

Moved, That this House doth agree with the Commons in the said Amendment.—(Baroness Stedman.)