HL Deb 04 March 1996 vol 570 cc8-9

2.55 p.m.

The Lord Chancellor (Lord Mackay of Clashfern)

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).—(The Lord Chancellor.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.

House in Committee accordingly.

[The CHAIRMAN OF COMMIllEES in the Chair.]

Clauses 1 to 106 agreed to.

Schedule 1 [Police Areas]:

The Lord Chancellor moved Amendment No. 1: Page 46, line 46, at end insert ("and the non-metropolitan districts of Leicester and Rutland").

The noble and learned Lord said: In moving Amendment No. 1, I wish also to speak to Amendments Nos. 2 and 3. All the amendments to this consolidation Bill appearing on the Marshalled List in my name arise from the making of the Leicestershire (City of Leicester and District of Rutland) (Structural Change) Order 1996 which was approved by your Lordships' House a few days ago, on 28th February.

The order makes provision for the reorganisation of local government in Leicestershire. One consequence of the changes made by the order is that the names of the local government areas which make up the Leicestershire Police Area will change from 1st April 1997, although the geographical extent of the police area will remain the same. Article 5 of the 1996 order amends Schedule 1A to the Police Act 1964 which sets out the descriptions of the police areas. The purpose of Amendment No. 1 is to make equivalent provision in relation to Schedule 1 to the Bill which is derived from Schedule 1A to the 1964 Act.

As I indicated, the changes in the names of the local government areas making up the Leicestershire Police Area will not take place until 1st April 1997.

Amendment No. 2 makes the appropriate transitional provision to ensure that until that date the Leicestershire Police Area is described by reference to the existing local government area. Amendment No. 3 revokes Article 5 of the 1996 order which is no longer required in the light of the repeal of the Police Act 1964 by the Bill. When the Bill was considered by the Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills, the committee was made aware of the possible need to bring forward the amendments. The amendments have since been approved by the chairman of the joint committee, my noble and learned friend Lord Lloyd of Berwick, for whose assistance I am most grateful. I beg to move.

On Question, amendment agreed to.

Schedule 1, as amended, agreed to.

Schedules 2 to 7 agreed to.

Schedule 8 [Transitional provisions, savings etc.]:

The Lord Chancellor moved Amendment No. 2: Page 68, line 19, at end insert—

("( ) for the entry in that column opposite the name of the Leicestershire police area there were substituted—

The county of Leicestershire",").

The noble and learned Lord said: I have already explained this amendment. I beg to move.

On Question, amendment agreed to.

Schedule 8, as amended, agreed to.

Schedule 9 [Repeals and revocations]:

The Lord Chancellor moved Amendment No. 3: Page 72, line 43, at end insert—

("S.I. 1996/00 The Leicestershire Article 5.")(City of Leicester and District of Rutland) (Structural Change) Order 1996. Article 5.")

The noble and learned Lord said: I have already explained this amendment. I beg to move.

On Question, amendment agreed to.

Schedule 9, as amended, agreed to.

House resumed: Bill reported with amendments.