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'(other than Article 28 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 158, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 29 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 159, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 30 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 160, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 31 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 161, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 32 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 162, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 33 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 163, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 34 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 164, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 35 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 165, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 36 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 166, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 37 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 167, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 38 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 168, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 39 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 169, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 40 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 170, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 41 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 171, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 42 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 172, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 43 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 173, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 44 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 174, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 45 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 175, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 46 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 176, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 47 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 177, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 48 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 178, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 49 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 179, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 50 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 180, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 51 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 181, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 52 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 182, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 53 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 183, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 54 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 184, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 55 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 185, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 56 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 186, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 57 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 187, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 58 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 188, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 59 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 189, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 60 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 190, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 61 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 191, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 62 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 192, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 63 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 193, in page 1, line 12, after "Protocols", insert—
'(other than Article 64 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice)'.
No. 32, in clause 2, page 2, line 1, after "or", insert—
'save in relation to section 3(1) of this Act.'.
New clause 29—Extension of jurisdiction of European Court of Justice: legal advice—
'.—This Act shall not come into force until Her Majesty's Government has obtained specific legal advice from the Attorney General setting out the extent to which the provisions of the Treaty of Nice extend the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in the United Kingdom, such advice to form the basis of a report to each House of Parliament and to be subject to an affirmative resolution.'.
Mr. Cash: The amendments deal with the European Courts. As Members may know, there are severe reservations about the extent and range of the judicial activism of those courts. I think that those matters have been explained so often in the House of Commons that there is no need for us to go through every detail of them, and I have no intention of so doing.
I merely draw attention to the application of qualified majority voting to the determination of the European Courts' rules of procedure. This applies with respect to the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance. I think that it is stated in "Maine's Ancient Laws" that justice is to be found in the interstices of procedure. We are dealing with an issue that needs to be thought out carefully. The white book governs the panoply of procedure in the High Court, and it would be affected. So much of the law in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 is already part of our law.
In so far as the overriding superior law of the Court of Justice is to be modified by qualified majority vote, let us consider the downstream impact of that in respect of any decisions regarding procedure that may be taken with regard to our High Court procedures. It is a point worth considering. As with so many of these matters, in one line we can make amendments that are the equivalent of an entire Bill which it could take the House up to six months to produce and deliberate on.
Mr. Bryant: That is clearly untrue. The procedures have not forced the Napoleonic code on British law. There is no reason to suppose that any changes in the procedure should enforce radical changes across British law.
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