HL Deb 07 July 1980 vol 411 cc852-3

2.52 p.m.

Bill read 3ª.

Schedule 7 [Consequential amendments]:

The LORD CHANCELLOR (Lord Hailsham of Saint Marylebone) moved Amendments Nos. 1 and 2: Page 102, line 22, after ("rules"") insert ("in the second place where those words occur") Page 113, line 8, leave out paragraph 101 and insert— ("101. In section 25 of the Attachment of Earnings Act 1971—

  1. (a) in subsection (1), in the definition of "rules of court", for "section 15 of the Peace Act 1949" substitute "section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980"; and
  2. (b) in subsection (6) for "Part III of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1952" substitute" Part III of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980".").

The noble and learned Lord said: My Lords, there are two amendments standing in my name, and, with the permission of the House, I shall move both of them together. They are both minor drafting amendments to Schedule 7 to the Bill, which deals with consequential amend- ments to other legislation. The first corrects an oversight in a reference to Section 33(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 1925, where the relevant words occur twice. The amendment makes it clear that the reference to the present Bill is inserted after the second occurrence of the words.

The second amendment which I am proposing updates the Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 by substituting references to the present Bill for references to earlier legislation. I beg to move both the amendments standing in my name on the Marshalled List.

On Question, amendments agreed to.

Bill passed, and sent to the Commons.

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