Clause 50 - Law Commission
Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill
3:30 pm
Lady Lady Hermon (North Down, UUP)
I forgive you, Mr. Pike. The hon. Gentleman brings numerous points to my attention. First, I am willing to give him my copy of the judgment to read. In the interim, I can tell him that it was a decision in the High Court of Northern Ireland, Queen's Bench division. The interpretation of the phrase ''representative of the community'' in paragraph (2)(3) of schedule 1 of the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 is important. The context was different in that legislation, but it was included. We must take the opportunity to set the context in the Bill, by including the important phrase ''representative of the community''.