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Equality (Titles) Bill [HL]
to be moved
in committee
Clause 1
THE EARL OF CAITHNESS
LADY SALTOUN OF ABERNETHY
Page 1, line 3, after first “peerage” insert “or baronetcy”
THE EARL OF ERROLL
Page 1, line 3, after first “peerage” insert “or baronetcy, or other heritable office of
the Crown or State,”
THE EARL OF CAITHNESS
LADY SALTOUN OF ABERNETHY
THE EARL OF ERROLL
Page 1, line 3, after “Scotland,” insert “Ireland,”
Page 1, line 6, after first “peerage” insert “or baronetcy”
THE EARL OF ERROLL
Page 1, line 6, leave out “(“hereditary peerage”) or hereditary title” and insert
“(“hereditary title”)”
THE EARL OF CAITHNESS
LADY SALTOUN OF ABERNETHY
THE EARL OF ERROLL
Page 1, line 6, after second “peerage” insert “or baronetcy”
THE EARL OF ERROLL
Page 1, line 6, leave out “may” and insert “shall”
Clause 2
THE EARL OF ERROLL
Page 1, line 10, leave out “hereditary peerage or”
Page 1, line 15, leave out “hereditary peerage or”
THE EARL OF CAITHNESS
LADY SALTOUN OF ABERNETHY
THE EARL OF ERROLL
Page 1, line 17, leave out sub-paragraph (i)
THE EARL OF ERROLL
Page 1, line 19, at end insert “or is legitimated by subsequent marriage for the
purpose of Scottish titles”
Page 1, line 19, at end insert—
“(d) that there is no Heir Apparent living at the date of the passing of
this Act and at the date of death of the incumbent”
Clause 3
THE EARL OF ERROLL
Page 2, line 11, leave out “peerage or” and insert “hereditary”
Page 2, line 12, leave out “peerage or” and insert “hereditary”
Clause 4
THE EARL OF ERROLL
Page 2, line 23, leave out “hereditary peerage or”
Page 2, line 25, after “child” insert “or child legitimated by subsequent marriage for
the purpose of Scottish titles”
Page 2, line 25, leave out “peerage or” and insert “hereditary”
Page 2, line 39, leave out “peerage or” and insert “hereditary”
Clause 5
THE EARL OF ERROLL
Page 3, line 23, leave out “offices,”
Page 3, line 28, at end insert “(and where such property is in trust, the trustees shall
have the power to alter the beneficiaries in order to achieve this)”
Page 3, line 28, at end insert—
“(e) have all right or interest in any office descended on the same
destination as the title”
THE EARL OF CAITHNESS
LADY SALTOUN OF ABERNETHY
THE EARL OF ERROLL
Page 3, line 28, at end insert—
“( ) For the avoidance of doubt, where no direct heirs to a hereditary peerage
or baronetcy exist, succession shall continue according to the limitation or
destination, but with the succession being traced without reference to
gender.”
THE EARL OF ERROLL
[As an amendment to the Earl of Caithness’ fifth amendment on sheet HL Bill 12(e)]
Line 2, leave out “peerage or baronetcy” and insert “title”
Clause 6
THE EARL OF ERROLL
Page 3, line 31, after “title” insert “which is not a hereditary peerage”
Clause 7
THE EARL OF ERROLL
Page 3, line 38, leave out “hereditary peerage or”
Page 3, line 41, leave out “peerage or” and insert “hereditary”
Page 3, line 43, leave out “peerage or” and insert “hereditary”
Page 4, line 1, leave out “hereditary peerage or”
Page 4, line 3, leave out “hereditary peerage or”
Page 4, line 4, leave out “peerage or” and insert “hereditary”
Clause 8
THE EARL OF ERROLL
Page 4, line 8, leave out “hereditary peerage or”
Page 4, line 11, leave out “by” and insert “for by the person who is”
Page 4, leave out lines 13 and 14
Page 4, line 13, leave out “hereditary peerage or”
Clause 9
THE EARL OF ERROLL
Page 4, line 19, leave out ““The Honourable”” and insert “which is of equivalent
rank”
Clause 11
THE EARL OF ERROLL
Page 4, line 28, leave out from “titles”” to end of line 29 and insert “is as defined in
section 1”