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| (1) | during proceedings on the Courts Bill [Lords] the Standing Committee shall meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m., except that the Committee shall not meet on Thursday 3rd July; |
| (2) | 8 sittings in all shall be allotted to the consideration of the Bill by the Committee; |
| (3) | the proceedings to be taken at the sittings shall be as shown in the second column of the Table below and shall be taken in the order so shown; |
| (4) | the proceedings which under paragraph (3) are to be taken at any sitting shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the third column of the Table; |
| (5) | paragraph (3) does not prevent proceedings being taken (in the order shown in the second column of the Table) at any earlier sitting than that provided for under paragraph (3) if previous proceedings have already been concluded. |
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| Sitting | Proceedings | Time for conclusion of proceedings |
| 26th June (a.m.), (p.m.) 1st July (a.m.), (p.m.) | Clauses 1 to 4, Schedule 1; Clauses 5 to 6, Schedule 2; Clauses 7 to 35; Clauses 37 to 45, Schedule 4; Clauses 46 to 65, Schedule 5; Clauses 66 to 85. | 5.00 p.m. on 1st July |
| 8th July (a.m.), (p.m.) | Clauses 86 to 94; Clause 97, Schedule 6; Clauses 98 to 104; Clause 107; Schedules 7 and 8; Clauses 108 to 110. | 5.00 p.m. |
| 10th July (a.m.), (p.m.) | Clause 36, Schedule 3; Clauses 95, 96, 105 and 106; new Clauses, new Schedules and any remaining proceedings on the Bill. | 5.00 p.m. |
Mr Christopher Leslie has given notice of his intention to make a motion in the terms of the Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Sessional Order C(9) relating to Programming (28th June 2001).]
Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
3
Clause 1, page 1, line 5, after 'an' insert 'accessible,'.
Mr David Heath
Norman Lamb
1
Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out 'and effective' and insert ', effective and accessible'.
Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
6
Clause 1, page 1, line 19, at end insert 'and in particular a detailed analysis of the operation of this Act, especially the question of accessibility of the courts to court users.'.
Mr David Heath
Norman Lamb
109
Clause 1, page 1, line 19, at end insert—'(5) In the course of preparation of any report under subsection (4), the Lord Chancellor must, in respect of each local justice area, consult with court users on the accessibility of courts situated in the relevant area.'.
Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
7
Clause 2, page 2, line 21, at end insert—'( ) The Lord Chancellor shall ensure that justices' clerks do not become civil servants but retain their pre-existing employment status and rights.'.
Mr David Heath
Norman Lamb
110
Clause 2, page 2, line 29, leave out 'and'.
Mr David Heath
Norman Lamb
111
Clause 2, page 2, line 30, at end insert 'and
| (e) | persons who appear to him to be representative of the lay justices.'. |
Christopher Leslie
18
Clause 3, page 2, line 40, leave out 'shall' and insert 'may'.
Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
8
Clause 3, page 2, line 42, at end insert 'subject to the overriding priority that courts should remain accessible to court users and that there should be at least one magistrates' court in each borough or district council area (or equivalent for each local government area in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) in the United Kingdom.'.
Christopher Leslie
19
Clause 4, page 3, line 17, leave out 'Subject to subsection (7),'.
Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
9
Clause 4, page 3, line 21, at end insert 'if a police authority area changes, but may not change the coterminosity of a court board area with a police authority area.'.
Christopher Leslie
20
Clause 4, page 3, line 29, leave out from 'Chancellor' to second 'the' in line 34 and insert 'must have regard to the desirability of specifying areas which are the same as—
| (a) | the police areas listed in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996 (c.16) (division of England and Wales, except London, into police areas), and |
| (b) | the area consisting of '. |
Mr David Heath
Norman Lamb
(a)
Line 3, at end insert ', or fall entirely within,'.
Christopher Leslie
24
Schedule 1, page 60, line 9, leave out 'who are assigned' and insert ', each of whom is assigned'.
Mr David Heath
Norman Lamb
115
Clause 5, page 4, line 3, after 'concerned,', insert—
| '( ) | in particular, to scrutinise, review and make recommendations about the way in which the Lord Chancellor is discharging his duty under section 21 in relation to the courts with which the board is concerned,'. |
Mr David Heath
Norman Lamb
112
Clause 5, page 4, line 3, leave out 'and'.
Mr David Heath
Norman Lamb
113
Clause 5, page 4, line 5, at end insert 'and
| (c) | to perform any other function which the Lord Chancellor may prescribe by statutory instrument laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.'. |
Mr David Heath
Norman Lamb
114
Clause 5, page 4, line 20, at end insert—'( ) The Lord Chancellor must prepare and issue to the boards guidance about how they should carry out any function prescribed by order under subsection (1)(c).'.
Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
10
Clause 5, page 4, line 24, at end insert 'and may not come into force until it has been approved by an affirmative resolution passed by both Houses of Parliament'.
Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
32
Clause 5, page 4, line 24, at end insert 'and may only be issued once approved by an order made by both Houses of Parliament.'.
Mr David Heath
Norman Lamb
116
Schedule 2, page 61, line 25, leave out 'or in connection with'.
Mr David Heath
Norman Lamb
117
Schedule 2, page 61, leave out lines 36 and 37.
Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
11
Clause 8, page 5, line 10, at end insert 'which are to be coterminous with the boundaries of the relevant local government area.'.
Mr David Heath
Norman Lamb
118
Clause 8, page 5, line 13, at end insert—'( ) No local justice area may include areas which form part of more than one area specified under section 4.'.
Mr David Heath
Norman Lamb
119
Clause 8, page 5, line 13, at end insert—'( ) No local justice area may include areas which form part of more than one area established under Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996 (c. 16).'.
Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
12
Clause 8, page 5, line 14, at end insert 'but may not change the coterminosity of a local justice with a local government area.'.
Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
13
Clause 10, page 6, line 13, at end insert ', and the rules and the contents of the training courses shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament.'.
Mr David Heath
Norman Lamb
120
Clause 11, page 6, line 17, leave out 'Chancellor' and insert 'Chief Justice'.
Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson
14
Clause 11, page 6, line 22, after 'Chancellor', insert '(such directions to have been laid before both Houses of Parliament and approved by affirmative resolutions)'.
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