HL Deb 18 July 1996 vol 574 cc1002-3

3.45 p.m.

The Lord Advocate (Lord Mackay of Drumadoon)

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 Mackay of Drumadoon.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.

House in Committee accordingly.

[The CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES in the Chair.]

Clauses 1 to 35 agreed to.

Clause 36 [Offences in connection with venison dealing]:

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon moved Amendment No. 1: Page 18, line 24, leave out ("receive") and insert ("receives").

The noble and learned Lord said: My Lords, this amendment and the other amendments which stand in my name have all been discussed with the chairman of the Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills who is content that these amendments represent an accurate consolidation of the existing law.

Amendment No. 1 cures a minor defect in the consolidation which would have had the effect of making the offer to receive a carcass of an unlawfully killed deer an offence rather than, as at present, actually receiving such a carcass. I beg to move.

On Question, amendment agreed to.

Clause 36, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 37 to 39 agreed to.

Clause 40 [Power of Commission to require return of number of deer killed]:

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon moved Amendment No. 2: Page 19, line 25, at end insert ("taken or").

The noble and learned Lord said: My Lords, in speaking to this amendment, I shall speak also to Amendments Nos. 3 and 4. Since this Bill was considered by the Joint Committee, the Deer (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill has completed its stages in another place. Amendments Nos. 2 to 4 make changes in the consolidation Bill consequential on the changes made on Report in another place to the Deer (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill. I beg to move.

On Question, amendment agreed to.

Clause 40, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 41 to 48 agreed to.

Schedules 1 to 3 agreed to.

Schedule 4 [Consequential amendment]:

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon moved Amendment No. 3: Page 31, line 2 at end insert—

("The Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948 (c.45)

.—(1) The Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 39(3A) (exclusion of certain deer from provisions of that section), for the words "section 35A of the Deer (Scotland) Act 1959" there shall be substituted the words "section 45 of the Deer (Scotland) Act 1996".

(3) In section 42A (definition of "animals for the purposes of sections 40 to 42), for the words "section 35A of the Deer (Scotland) Act 1959" there shall be substituted the words "section 45 of the Deer (Scotland) Act 1996".").

On Question, amendment agreed to.

Schedule 4, as amended, agreed to.

Schedule 5 agreed to.

Schedule 6 [Transitional, transitory and saving provisions]:

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon moved Amendment No. 4: Page 32, line 2, leave out ("and 3") and insert ("to 4").

On Question, amendment agreed to.

Schedule 6, as amended, agreed to.

House resumed: Bill reported with amendments.