§ 123 Divide Clause 15 into two clauses, one consisting of subsections (1) and (2) and the other of subsections (3) to (7).
§ The Earl of MansfieldMy Lords, I beg to move that this House doth agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 123. Noble Lords may recollect that when the Bill was before your Lordships several noble Lords thought that Clause 15 became unduly long following its amendment in this House. It was therefore thought desirable to split it into two separate clauses. The first deals with the exercise by the police of the power to detain or liberate the non-applicant spouse; the second covers the procedure to be followed where the spouse is detained but no criminal proceedings are to be brought against him.
§ Moved, That this House doth agree with the Commons in the said amendment.—(The Earl of Mansfield.)
§ Lord DrumalbynMy Lords, I do not know whether the splitting of the clause would provide an appropriate moment to say this. Am I not right in thinking that there is a minor misprint on line 23, page 17? It does not seem to be quite grammatical. A "non-applicant 400 spouse who have been arrested". It is not quite right. It should be "has".
§ The Earl of MansfieldMy Lords, I am obliged to my noble friend. I shall have what I might call the master copy looked at.
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.
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