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63 Clause 78, page 31, line 21, leave out subsection (3) and insert—
("(3) No order under this section shall be made unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.")
§ The Commons disagreed to the above Amendment for the following Reason:
§ 64 Because the affirmative resolution procedure is not appropriate.
§ 6.17p.m.
§ LORD HARRIS OF GREENWICHMy Lords, I beg to move that this House doth not insist on this Amendment to 722 which the Commons have disagreed for the Reason numbered 64. The Government made clear their attitude to this Amendment at Report stage, as the House will no doubt recall. We think it is unnecessary to require the orders by which a Minister may amend existing enactments consequentially on the Wales Bill to be subject to the Affirmative Resolution procedure. Such orders would not, in the Government's view, justify taking up Parliamentary time and they believe that the Negative Resolution procedure is sufficient. Both Houses are agreed that Negative Resolution should apply to the corresponding orders made under the terms of the Scotland Bill, and the other place did not agree that Affirmative Resolution was necessary for the Wales Bill. That being so, we hope that the House will accept the view of another place. I beg to move.
§ Moved, That this House doth not insist on Amendment No. 63 to which the Commons have disagreed for the Reason numbered 64.—(Lord Harris of Greenwich.)
§ Baroness ELLESMy Lords, in view of the explanation given by the Minister, we shall not insist upon this Amendment.