Clause 3 - Public meetings of the Board
Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]
3:00 pm
Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne, Conservative)
I beg to move amendment No. 12, in
clause 3, page 2, line 13, leave out subsection (1).
I can be brief on this amendment. I do not take exception to the clause, but I am a little puzzled by subsection (2), which reads:
''In paragraph 19(2) of Schedule 1 to the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (public meetings of the Board) for 'ten' substitute 'eight'.''
As I understand it, the Government wish to say ''You don't have to hold 10 meetings. You only have to hold eight.'' I have a simple query: why?