Clause 4
Sustainable Communities Bill
10:15 am
Clive Efford (Eltham, Labour)
Will the Minister clarify something?I am not a lawyer, and I find that an advantage sometimes. [ Interruption. ] A barrack-room boy, perhaps, but only when I was in my cab.
The Minister may recall that, during the first sitting of the Committee, my right hon. Friend the Member for Holborn and St. Pancras talked about the importance of plain English in drafting our Bills. If “may” means “shall”, why do we not use “shall”? I wonder if the Minister could explain that.