HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Die Lunae 9° Aprilis 2001
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Chelmsford.
Judicial Business
1. Dubai Aluminium Company Limited v. Salaam (Original Respondent and 2nd Cross-Appellant) and others (Original Appellants and Cross-Respondents) and others and another (Original Respondent and 1st Cross-Appellant) (England)—The cross-appeal of Hany Mohamed Salaam was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 21st May next.
2. Mowan (Petitioner) v. London Borough of Wandsworth (Respondents) and another—The petition of Sylvia Mowan praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee. The petitioner’s certificate of public funding was lodged.
3. Her Majesty’s Attorney General (Petitioner) v. Punch Limited and another (Respondents)—The petition of Her Majesty’s Attorney General praying for leave to appeal in accordance with the Administration of Justice Act 1960 was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
Papers
4. Instrument withdrawn—The following instrument, laid before the House on 15th March, was withdrawn:
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Recognition Requirements for Investment Exchanges and Clearing Houses) Regulations 2001. (995)
5. Command Paper—The following paper, having been presented to the House by command of Her Majesty on the date shown, was ordered to lie on the Table:
Treaty Series—Treaty Series No. 136: Fourth Supplementary List of Ratifications, Accessions, Withdrawals etc for 2000. (6th April) (5128)
6. Statutory Instruments (Standing Order 70)—The following negative instruments, having been laid before the House on 6th April, were ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2001, laid under the Civil Procedure Act 1997; (1388)
2. High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 2001, laid under the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990; (1387)
3. Enforcement of Road Traffic Debts (Amendment) Order 2001, laid under the Road Traffic Act 1991. (1386)
7. Affirmative Instrument—The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:
Draft Asian Development Bank (Seventh Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund) Order 2001.
8. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Education (School Organisation Proposals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, laid under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998; (1405)
2. Electoral Commission (Limit on Public Awareness Expenditure) Order 2001, laid under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000; (1329)
3. (i) Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Part V Exemption: Educational Institutions and Health Sector Bodies) Order 2001— (1403)
(ii) Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Part V Exemption: Eligible Voluntary Bodies and Relevant Employers) Order 2001— (1393)
laid under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;
4. Patents (Amendment) Rules 2001, laid under the Patents Act 1977; (1412)
5. Additional Pension and Social Security Pensions (Home Responsibilities) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992. (1323)
9. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Report for 2000 of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency of Prosecutions, laid under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;
2. Report for 1999-2000 of the Agricultural Marketing Schemes, laid under the Agriculture Marketing Act 1958;
3. County Court Fees (Amendment) Order 2001, laid under the County Courts Act 1984; (1385)
4. Accounts for 1999-2000 of the Greenwich Hospital and Travers Foundation together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Armed Forces Act 1976;
5. Call-Out Order for Members of the Reserve Forces, laid under the Reserve Forces Act 1996.
Select Committee Report
10. Liaison—The 2nd Report from the Select Committee was made; it was ordered that the Report be printed, together with the Minutes of Evidence. (HL Paper 67)
Public Business
11. Regulatory Reform Bill [HL]—The bill was returned from the Commons agreed to with a privilege amendment; the amendment was considered and agreed to.
12. Elections Bill—The House resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; an amendment was moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the House was resumed for a statement; the House again resolved itself into a Committee upon the bill; amendments were moved and (by leave of the Committee) withdrawn; the House was resumed and the bill was reported without amendment; the report was received; then Standing Order 46 having been dispensed with, the bill was read a third time and passed.
The House was adjourned at seven minutes past seven o’clock
till tomorrow, eleven o’clock.
MICHAEL DAVIES
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