Clause 9 - Renewal of ID cards for those compulsorily registered
Identity Cards Bill
9:45 pm
Alistair Carmichael (Shadow Minister, Home Affairs; Orkney and Shetland, Liberal Democrat)
I shall be brief. I bring the attention of the Committee to subsection (2), which states:
''If the individual—
(a) holds a valid ID card that is due to expire within the prescribed period;
or
(b) does not hold a valid ID card,
he must apply for one within the prescribed period.''
Given the earlier discussion, I would be grateful to know what the Government intend that prescribed period to be.