Schedule 2 - The Hunting Tribunal
Hunting Bill
9:15 am
Mr Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West, Labour)
I assure the hon. Gentleman that I am not suggesting small injustices are acceptable; that is why we have judicial review and the British legal system.
Secondly, the hon. Member for North Wiltshire said that animal welfare organisations or bodies must oppose applications as a result of the structure of the Bill. Clause 17(2) states:
''On receipt of an application the registrar shall . . . invite the prescribed animal welfare bodies to make written representations about the application within a specified period''.
It does not in any way indicate that those representations must perforce be against that application; they may be in support of it.