S.C.D.
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.'.
