Clause 5 - Section 4: supplementary
European Parliament (Representation) Bill
4:00 pm
Mr William Cash (Stone, Conservative)
I beg to move amendment No.26, in
clause 5, page 3, line 39, after 'Act', insert 'or any other Act'.
This is no more than a small probing amendment. An order made under clause 4(3) may include ''provision modifying any Act''. Clause 5 states:
''This section applies to orders under section 4.''
It also refers to an
''order which contains amendments to section 1 of the 2002 Act.''
If clause 4 contains the power to modify an Act by order, why should we not include the words ''or any other Act'' in this case? It is a small point, and I hope that it is a drafting issue. If there is a substantial reason, an ingenious parliamentary counsel's reason or a departmental reason for that, I would be glad to hear what it is.