Amendments proposed to the Constitutional Reform Bill [Lords] - continued House of Commons

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Supremacy of Parliament (No. 3)

   

Mr William Cash
Mr Richard Shepherd
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Edward Leigh
Sir Nicholas Winterton
Mr Eric Forth

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   Notwithstanding the Human Rights Act 1988, or any enactment amending that Act, nothing in this Act (including in particular section 4(7) and (8) and section 5(4) and (5) shall be construed as overriding subsections (2) and (3) of this section.

    (2)   The European Convention on Human Rights shall be given effect in the United Kingdom only insofar as it does not conflict with an enactment to which subsection (3) applies.

    (3)   This subsection applies to any enactment which includes the words: "The provisions of this enactment shall take effect notwithstanding the provisions of the Human Rights Act 1998".

    (4)   In this section "enactment" means any Act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom or any statutory instrument made under such an Act.'.


The rule of law (No. 2)

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Jonathan Djanogly

NC8

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   Together with the sovereignty of Parliament, the rule of law shall continue to be a central principle of our constitution.

    (2)   The Lord Chancellor must use his best endeavours to ensure that the rule of law is respected.

    (3)   Nothing in this section shall make the duty of the Lord Chancellor under subsection (2) enforceable by law if it would not otherwise be so enforceable.'.


   

Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Jonathan Djanogly

369

Title,     line     2,     leave out from second 'to' to 'to' in line 4 and insert 'make provision in relation to the appointment of Lords of Appeal in Ordinary'.


ORDERS OF THE HOUSE [17th AND 31st JANUARY 2005]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Constitutional Reform Bill [Lords]:

Committal

    1.   The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.

    2.   Proceedings in the Committee, any proceedings on consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall be completed in three days.

    3.(1)   The following shall apply to proceedings in the Committee.

      (2) Those proceedings shall be taken on each of those days as shown in the following table and shall be taken in the order shown there.

      (3) Proceedings on each of those days shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the second column of the Table.

      (4) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming Committees) shall not apply to proceedings in Committee of the whole House.

TABLE

Proceedings
Time for conclusion of
proceedings
                         First day
Clauses Nos. 1, 4, 6 and 7Three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill
Clause No. 5, any new Clauses amending section 12 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002, Clauses Nos. 2 and 3The moment of interruption or three hours after the commencement of proceedings on Clause No. 5, whichever is the later
                         Second day
Clauses Nos. 20 and 21, any 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, Clause No. 37, Schedule No. 8, Clause No. 109Three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill
Clauses Nos. 105 to 108, 94 and 95The moment of interruption or three hours after the commencement of proceedings on Clause No. 105, whichever if the later
                         Third day
Clauses Nos. 8 to 10, Schedule No. 1, Clause No. 11, Schedule No. 2, Clause No. 12, Schedule No. 3, Clause No. 13, Schedule No. 4, Clauses Nos. 14 and 15, Schedule No. 5, Clause No. 16, Schedule No. 6, Clauses Nos. 17 to 19, any remaining new Clauses relating to Part 2, any new Schedules relating to Part 2, Clauses Nos. 22 and 23, Schedule No. 7, Clauses Nos. 24 to 36 and 38 to 53, Schedule No. 9, Clause No. 54, any remaining new Clauses relating to Part 3, any new Schedules relating to Part 3, Clause No. 55, Schedule No. 10, Clause No. 56, Schedule No. 11, Clauses Nos. 57 to 74, Schedule No. 12, Clauses Nos. 75 to 93 and 96 to 104, any new Clauses relating to Part 4, any new Schedules relating to Part 4, Clause No. 110, Schedule No. 13, Clauses Nos. 111 to 117, Schedule No. 14, Clause No. 118, Schedule No. 15, Clauses Nos. 119 to 121, remaining new Clauses, remaining new Schedules, remaining proceedings on the BillFive hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill

      4.—(1) This paragraph applies to any proceedings on consideration and proceedings on Third Reading (together referred to as "remaining proceedings").

      (2) Remaining proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion—

      (a) at the moment of interruption on the third day, or

      (b) one and a half hours after the commencement of remaining proceedings,

       whichever is the later.

    5.   Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

    6.   Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of any Message from the Lords) may be programmed.


 
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