Clause 21 - Scope of emergency regulations
Civil Contingencies Bill
9:30 am
Mr John Butterfill (Bournemouth West, Conservative)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:
Amendment No. 116, in
clause 21, page 14, line 44, at beginning insert
'subject to section 22 (5)'.
Amendment No. 117, in
clause 21, page 14, line 44, leave out
'(other than a provision of this Part)'.
Amendment No. 82, in
clause 21, page 14, line 44, after 'Part', insert
'or a provision of the Human Rights Act 1998'.
Amendment No. 120, in
clause 22, page 15, line 40, after 'proceedings', insert—
'(5) Emergency regulations may not amend, display or modify any provision of this Part nor any enactment named in Schedule 5 (Enactments not to be modified by Emergency Regulations).'.
Amendment No. 87, in
clause 22, page 15, line 40, at end add—
'(5) Emergency regulations may not amend any provision of the Human Rights Act 1988 or any past legislation which makes up the statutory framework of the British Constitution.'.
New schedule 1—Enactments not to be modified by emergency regulation—
'Magna Carta 1297
Bill of Rights 1688
Crown and Parliament Recognition Act 1689
Act of Settlement 1700
Union with Scotland Act 1707
Union with Ireland Act 1800
Parliament Act 1911
Parliament Act 1949
Life Peerages Act 1958
Emergency Powers Act 1964
House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975
Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975
Supreme Court Act 1981
Representation of the People Act 1983
Human Rights Act 1998
Northern Ireland Act 1998
Scotland Act 1998
House of Lords Act 1999
Civil Contingencies Act, Part II and Schedule 5 (Enactments not to be modified by Emergency Regulation) [2004]'.