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Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 8th July 2003

STANDING COMMITTEE D


New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

COURTS BILL [LORDS]

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [26th June 2003].

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

28

Clause     58,     page     27,     line     18,     at end insert ', subject to the requirement that the total cost to the taxpayer of the entire inspectorate shall never exceed £2.4 million.'.


   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

66

Clause     59,     page     27,     line     36,     after 'services', insert 'including information technology services,'.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

67

Clause     59,     page     28,     line     8,     after 'court', insert ', save the High Court,'.


   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

68

Clause     60,     page     28,     line     21,     at end insert 'which shall highlight best practice and catalogue inefficiences.'.


   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

69

Clause     64,     page     30,     line     44,     at end insert 'and have regard to their recommendations made as a consequence of that consultation.'.


   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

70

Clause     66,     page     31,     line     20,     leave out from 'matters' to end of line 21.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

71

Clause     66,     page     31,     line     30,     leave out subsection (4).


   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

137

Clause     70,     page     33,     line     9,     leave out 'and'.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

72

Clause     70,     page     33,     line     10,     leave out 'appear to'.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

27

Clause     70,     page     33,     line     11,     at end insert 'one of whom must be from an organisation which represents victims of crime'.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

138

Clause     70,     page     33,     line     11,     at end insert ', and

      (l) one legal executive who has particular experience of practice in criminal courts.'.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

73

Clause     70,     page     33,     line     17,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

74

Clause     70,     page     33,     line     19,     after 'Committee', insert 'necessarily incurred in the course of their work as members of the Committee.'.


   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

139

Clause     72,     page     33,     line     32,     at end insert—

      '( ) consult any body which is an authorised body for the purposes of section 27 of the 1990 Act or section 28 of the 1990 Act (as amended by section 40 of the Access to Justice Act 1999),'.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

75

Clause     72,     page     33,     line     38,     leave out ', with the concurrence of the Secretary of State,'.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

76

Clause     72,     page     33,     line     39,     leave out ', disallow or alter' and insert 'or disallow'.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

157

*Clause     72,     page     33,     leave out line 40.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

77

Clause     72,     page     33,     line     41,     leave out 'or altered'.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

78

Clause     72,     page     34,     line     5,     leave out from 'Rules' to third 'of' and insert 'shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of both Houses'.


   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

140

Clause     77,     page     36,     line     35,     leave out 'and'.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

79

Clause     77,     page     36,     line     36,     leave out 'one person with' and insert 'two persons with current'.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

141

Clause     77,     page     36,     line     37,     at end insert ', and

      (p) one legal executive who has particular experience of practice in family proceedings.'.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

80

Clause     77,     page     37,     line     1,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

81

Clause     77,     page     37,     line     2,     at end insert 'necessarily incurred in the course of their work as members of the Committee'.


   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

142

Clause     79,     page     37,     line     12,     at end insert—

      '( ) consult any body which is an authorised body for the purposes of section 27 of the 1990 Act or section 28 of the 1990 Act (as amended by section 40 of the Access to Justice Act 1999),'.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

82

Clause     79,     page     37,     line     18,     leave out ', disallow or alter' and insert 'or disallow'.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

83

Clause     79,     page     37,     line     19,     leave out subsection (4).

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

84

Clause     79,     page     37,     line     20,     leave out 'or altered'.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

85

Clause     79,     page     37,     line     26,     leave out from 'Rules' to third 'of' and insert 'shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of both Houses'.


   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

86

Clause     80,     page     37,     line     35,     at end insert—

    '( )   No order which amends or repeals any enactment may be made under this section unless a draft of the statutory instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.'.


   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

143

Clause     83,     page     38,     line     35,     leave out 'and'.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

87

Clause     83,     page     38,     line     36,     after 'with', insert 'current'.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

144

Clause     83,     page     38,     line     37,     at end add ', and

      (h) one legal executive who has particular experience of practice in county courts.".'.


   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

88

Clause     84,     page     39,     line     17,     leave out from 'order' to 'House' in line 18 and insert 'shall not be made unless a draft of it has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each'.


   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

145

Clause     85,     page     39,     line     25,     at end insert—

      '( ) consult any body which is an authorised body for the purposes of section 27 of the 1990 Act or section 28 of the 1990 Act (as amended by section 40 of the Access to Justice Act 1999),'.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

89

Clause     85,     page     39,     line     31,     leave out ', disallow or alter' and insert 'or disallow'.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

158

*Clause     85,     page     39,     leave out lines 32 and 33.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

91

Clause     85,     page     39,     line     34,     leave out 'or altered'.

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

92

Clause     85,     page     39,     line     40,     leave out from 'Rules' to 'of' in line 41 and insert 'shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by, a resolution of both Houses'.


   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

93

Clause     86,     page     40,     line     10,     leave out 'by a judge of the High Court'.


   

Mr William Cash
Mr Nick Hawkins
Angela Watkinson

94

Clause     92,     page     44,     line     29,     at end insert—

    '( )   In prescribing fees payable under the subsection (1), the Lord Chancellor shall have regard to the need to facilitate access to justice.'.

 
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