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NOTICES OF AMENDMENTSgiven up to and includingWednesday 26th January 2005New Amendments handed in are marked thus * COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE
NOTEThe Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the House [17th January 2005] and the Constitutional Reform Bill [Lords] (Programme) No. 2.
Mr William Cash
5 Clause 1, page 1, line 4, at beginning insert 'Subject to section (Supremacy of Parliament (No. 2))'.
Mr William Cash
6 Clause 1, page 1, line 4, at beginning insert 'Subject to section (Supremacy of Parliament (No. 3))'.
Mr Christopher Leslie 18 *Clause 4, page 2, line 24, leave out '("the Minister")'.
Mr William Cash
7 Clause 4, page 2, leave out lines 35 to 42.
Mr Christopher Leslie 1 Clause 6, page 3, line 41, leave out 'But'.
Mr Christopher Leslie 2 Clause 6, page 3, line 43, at end insert—'(3) In relation to Northern Ireland those matters do not include transferred matters within the legislative competence of the Northern Ireland Assembly, unless they are matters to which a Bill for an Act of Parliament relates. (4) In subsection (3) the reference to transferred matters has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c.47).'.
Mr Christopher Leslie 19 *Clause 7, page 4, line 10, leave out 'Minister' and insert 'Lord Chancellor'.
Mr Christopher Leslie 20 *Clause 7, page 4, line 13, leave out 'Minister' and insert 'Lord Chancellor'.
Mr William Cash
8 Clause 5, page 3, leave out lines 24 to 31.
NEW CLAUSE AMENDING SECTION 12 OF THE JUSTICE (NORTHERN
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | for representing the views of the judiciary of Northern Ireland to Parliament, the Lord Chancellor and Ministers of the Crown generally; |
| (b) | for representing the views of the judiciary of Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Assembly, the First Minister and deputy First Minister and Northern Ireland Ministers; |
| (c) | for the maintenance of appropriate arrangements for the welfare, training and guidance of the judiciary of Northern Ireland within the resources made available by the Lord Chancellor; |
| (d) | for the maintenance of appropriate arrangements for the deployment of the judiciary of Northern Ireland and the allocation of work within courts. |
(1C) The President of the Courts of Northern Ireland is president of the courts listed in subsection (1D) and is entitled to sit in any of those courts.
(1D) The courts are—
the Court of Appeal
the High Court
the Crown Court
the county courts
the magistrates' courts.".'.
Mr Christopher Leslie
9
Page 1, line 11, leave out Clause 2.
Mr Christopher Leslie
10
Page 2, line 1, leave out Clause 3.
NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS RESERVED OR EXCEPTED MATTERS UNDER THE NORTHERN IRELAND ACT 1998
Representations to the Northern Ireland Assembly
Mr Christopher Leslie
NC4
To move the following Clause:—'(1) The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland may lay before the Northern Ireland Assembly written representations on matters within subsection (2) that appear to him to be matters of importance relating to the judiciary, or otherwise to the administration of justice, in Northern Ireland.
(2) The matters are—
| (a) | excepted or reserved matters to which a Bill for an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly relates; |
| (b) | transferred matters within the legislative competence of the Northern Ireland Assembly, unless they are matters to which a Bill for an Act of Parliament relates. |
(3) In subsection (2) references to excepted, reserved and transferred matters have the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c.47).'.
Northern Ireland Act 1998: excepted and reserved matters relating to Supreme Court
Mr Christopher Leslie
NC5
To move the following Clause:—'(1) The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c.47) is amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 2 (excepted matters), after paragraph 11 insert—
| "11A | The Supreme Court." |
(3) In Schedule 3 (reserved matters), after paragraph 14 insert—
| "14A | The following matters— |
(a) rights of appeal to the Supreme Court;
(b) legal aid for appeals to the Supreme Court.".'.
Mr Christopher Leslie
3
Clause 105, page 46, leave out from end of line 17 to 'unless' in line 19 and insert 'or, if the Lord Chancellor is not a member of that House, by another Minister of the Crown at his request.(4) No motion for the presentation of such an address may be made'.
Mr Christopher Leslie
4
Clause 105, page 46, line 25, leave out from 'and' to end of line 26 and insert 'a person making such a motion in the House of Lords shall lay a copy of the report before that House before making the motion.'.
Mr Christopher Leslie
21
*Clause 94, page 40, line 38, leave out 'Minister' and insert 'Lord Chancellor'.
Mr Christopher Leslie
22
*Clause 94, page 40, line 39, leave out 'Minister' and insert 'Lord Chancellor'.
Mr Christopher Leslie
23
*Clause 94, page 41, line 2, leave out 'Minister' and insert 'Lord Chancellor'.
Mr Christopher Leslie
11
Clause 94, page 41, line 4, leave out subsection (3) and insert—'(3) The Lord Chief Justice may give a judicial office holder formal advice, or a formal warning or reprimand, for disciplinary purposes (but this section does not restrict what he may do informally or for other purposes or where any advice or warning is not addressed to a particular office holder).'.
Mr Christopher Leslie
12
Clause 94, page 41, leave out lines 14 and 15 and insert 'prescribed procedures in relation to the conduct constituting the offence.'.
Mr Christopher Leslie
24
*Clause 94, page 41, line 20, leave out 'Minister' and insert 'Lord Chancellor'.
Mr Christopher Leslie
13
Clause 94, page 41, line 28, leave out 'disciplinary' and insert 'prescribed'.
Mr Christopher Leslie
14
Clause 94, page 41, line 29, leave out subsection (8) and insert—'(8) While a person is suspended under this section from any office he may not perform any of the functions of the office (but his other rights as holder of the office are not affected).'.
Mr Christopher Leslie
15
Clause 95, page 42, line 14, leave out subsection (7) and insert—'(7) The times when a person becomes and ceases to be subject to prescribed procedures for the purposes of section 94(4) or (7) are such as may be prescribed.
(8) "Under investigation for an offence" has such meaning as may be prescribed.'.
Mr Christopher Leslie
25
*Clause 8, page 4, line 37, leave out 'Minister' and insert 'Lord Chancellor'.
Mr Christopher Leslie
26
*Clause 9, page 5, line 7, leave out 'Minister' and insert 'Lord Chancellor'.
Mr Christopher Leslie
27
*Schedule 1, page 54, line 12, leave out 'Minister' and insert 'Lord Chancellor'.
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