HL Deb 27 June 1978 vol 394 cc275-6

[Nos. 29 to 50.]

Leave out Clause 81.

Leave out Clause 82.

Leave out Clause 83.

Clause 84, page 51, line 13, leave out 'officer serving in the Supreme Court' and insert ' member of the Northern Ireland Court Service'

Clause 84, page 51, line 15, after 'Court' insert 'or the county court'.

Leave out Clause 85.

Clause 101 page 60, line 4, at end insert— '(bb) the ordinary hours of sitting of courts of summary jurisdiction;'

Clause 102, page 60, line 19, leave out subsection (2) and insert— '(2) Where the Lord Chancellor at any time directs that any of the Acts listed in subsection (3) is to be reprinted, section 30 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply as if—

  1. (a) that direction were contained in an enactment; and
  2. (b) in subsection (2) of that section for the words "the Clerk of the Parliaments" there were substituted the words "the Clerk to the Assembly".

(3) The Acts referred to in subsection (2) are—

  1. (a) the County Courts Acts (Northern Ireland) 1959 and 1964;
  2. (b) the Magistrates" Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1964; and
  3. (c) the Judgments (Enforcement) Act (Northern Ireland) 1969.'

Clause 116, page 68, line 24, after 'court' insert or by the Enforcement of Judgments office'.

Clause 116, page 68, line 34, leave out from beginning to 'the' in line 35 and insert 'An order under subsection (1) or (2) may provide for the manner in which any fees fixed thereby are to be taken, applied and accounted for but, subject to any provision so made,'

Clause 119, page 69, line 28, after 'order' insert 'or rules'

Page 70, line 5, at end insert— '(5) Any power conferred by this Act or by any enactment listed in section 117(2) on the Lord Chancellor to give directions includes power to vary or revoke any directions so given.'

Clause 120, page 70, line 39, at end insert— ' "magistrates' court" has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(2) of the Magistrates' Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1964;'

Schedule 5, page 82, line 26, after 'if' insert 'for'.

Page 89, leave out lines 1 to 5.

Schedule 5, page 89, line 23, leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'Lord Chancellor'.

Page 92, line 25, at end insert—

'The Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943

In section 6(2), as it applies to Northern Ireland, for the words from "a judge of" to "conclusive" substitute the words "the Court of Appeal, appeal therefrom, within such time as may be limited by rules of court made under section 55 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, to the Court of Appeal whose decision shall be final".

In section 14 for the words from "Lord Chancellor" to the end substitute the words "Lord Chancellor (except the reference in paragraph 7A of the Schedule) there shall be substituted references to the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland".

In the schedule, as it applies to Northern Ireland, in paragraph 5(4)(c) for the words "a judge of the High Court" substitute the words "the Court of Appeal".'

Page 93, line 25, leave out as it applies to Northern Ireland'

Schedule 5, page 82, line 36, at end insert—

'The Maintenance Orders Act 1950

In section 13(1) for the words "in accordance with rules made by the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland" substitute the words in the prescribed manner".

In section 25(2) for the words from the beginning to "regulating" substitute the words "Rules made under section 23 of the Magistrates' Court Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 may regulate".

In section 28(1) in the definition of "prescribed" for the words "by the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland under this Act" substitute the words "under section 23 of the Magistrates' Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1964".'

Page 94, leave out lines 14 to 19.

Page 96, line 6, leave out from 'words' to end of line 8 and insert 'from "any such moneys" to "Northern Ireland)" substitute the words "money in the Supreme Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland".'.

Page 98, line 34, leave out from beginning to end of line 5 on page 99.

Lord MELCHETT

My Lords, I beg to move that this House doth agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 29 to 50 en bloc, by leave of the House. These Amendments are all either consequential on Amendments which the House has already agreed to or are simply drafting Amendments. In the latter category are Amendments Nos. 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 and 47. And, consequential on those Amendments which will he taken later, are Amendments Nos. 63, 71, 74 and 72.

Moved, That this House doth agree with the Commons in the said Amendments.—(Lord Melchett.)