HL Deb 18 July 1994 vol 557 c43

67Schedule 3, page 61, line 9, leave out 'and'.

68Page 61, line 14, at end insert 'and (d) one shall be a retired officer of appropriate rank.'.

69 Page 61, line 22, at end insert:

'Casting vote

. Where there is an equality of voting among the members of a police appeals tribunal, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote.'.

70Page 62, line 17, leave out 'and'.

71Page 62, line 19, at end insert 'and (c) "retired officer of appropriate rank" means—

  1. (i) where the appellant was, immediately before the proceedings, of the rank of superintendent, a retired member of a police force who at the time of his retirement was of that rank, and
  2. (ii) in any other case a retired member of a police force who at the time of his retirement was of the rank of chief inspector or below.'.

Earl Ferrers

My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 67 to 71 en bloc. These amendments were spoken to with Amendment No. 66. I should like to thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Archer of Sandwell, for his kind remarks on a previous amendment.

Moved, That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 67 to 71.—(Earl Ferrers.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.