§ 2.59 p.m.
§ The Lord Advocate (Lord Cameron of Lochbroom)My Lords, I beg to move that the House do now resolve itself into Committee (on Recommitment) on this Bill.
§ Moved, That the House do now resolve itself into Committee (on Recommitment)—(Lord Cameron of Lochbroom.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.
§ House in Committee (on Recommitment) accordingly.
§ [The LORD ABERDARE in the Chair.]
§ Clauses 1 to 51 agreed to.
§ Schedule 1 agreed to.
§ Schedule 2 [Repeals]:
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The Lord Advocate (Lord Cameron of Lochbroom) moved Amendment No. 1:
Page 18, line 11, column 3, after ("14") insert ("the words").
§ The noble and learned Lord said: In speaking to this amendment, I shall speak also to the remaining amendments. This Bill was considered by the Joint Committee on 23rd March. Further consideration of the Bill since then has uncovered a number of printing errors or minor technical inconsistencies in Parts II and III of Schedule 2.
§ This amendment and Amendments Nos. 4 and 5 correct printing errors which have crept into the latest print of the Bill. The remaining amendments are aimed at making clear which of the repeal provisions are re-enacted in the Bill or are repealed without re-enactment. Therefore the amendments are minor drafting points that do not affect the scope or legal effect of the Bill.
§ The noble and learned Lord, Lord Oliver of Aylmerton, the chairman of the joint committee, has been consulted on the amendments and has indicated that he is of the view that those amendments are appropriate to a consolidation Bill, and further that the amendments do not change the legal effect of the Bill.
§ I intend to move the remaining amendments en bloc. However, if noble Lords require an explanation of any of them, I shall of course be pleased to provide it. I beg to move.
§ On Question, amendment agreed to.
§ Lord Cameron of Lochbroom moved amendments Nos. 2 to 8:
§ Page 20, line 18, column 3, at end insert ("In section 6, the proviso").
§ Page 20, column 3, leave out lines 29 to 31.
§ Page 22, line 14, column 3, at end insert ("except the words "although such law is not pleaded on the record".").
§ Page 22, column 3, leave out from ("causes") in line 17 to end of line 20.
§ Page 23, line 2, column 3, at end insert ("Section 24(5)").
§ Page 25, column 3, leave out lines 4 to 6 and insert ("Section 22.").
§ Page 25, line 39, column 3, leave out ("and 30") and insert ("to 31").
1362§ The noble and learned Lord said: I have already spoken to Amendment No. 2 and the remainder. Therefore I beg leave to move the amendments en bloc.
§ On Question, amendments agreed to.
§ Schedule 2, as amended, agreed to.
§ House resumed: Bill reported with amendments.