§ 10 Clause 14, page 10, line 21, leave out ("any") and insert ("a particular").
§ Lord GlenarthurMy Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their 596 Amendment No. 10. It may be convenient if, at the same time, I speak to Amendments Nos. 12 and 13.
§
These drafting amendments are designed to remove the difficulty which many people have found in interpreting the phrase:
a series of regulated procedures for any purpose".
This phrase occurs twice in Clause 14 and also in Clause 15. The phrase arose from our difficulty in drafting as a result of the move away from the concept of an experiment to use of the concept of a regulated procedure. In making this change, we have had to overcome the difficulties in defining a project of work which would normally come under the term "experiment". The phrase:
a series of regulated procedures for any purpose
was therefore invented to cover this point; but we quite understand the difficulties of interpretation of this and the concern arising from the fact that it gives the impression of a series without end. That is not what we intended and to remedy this these three amendments insert the words "a particular" in place of the word "any" in Clause 14 and also in Clause 15 where the phrase occurs. The phrase, as amended, therefore reads:
a series of regulated procedures for a particular purpose".
I think that this is much clearer and I hope that your Lordships will agree. I beg to move.
§ Moved, That this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 10—(Lord Glenarthur.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.
§ 3.30 p.m.