Part of Video Recordings Bill (Allocation of Time) – in the House of Commons at 2:45 pm on 6 January 2010.
Siôn Simon
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2:45,
6 January 2010
The schedule sets out the transitional provisions whereby a bridge is built between the 1984 Act spanning the lacuna of the time when the Act has not been enforceable, and into the future, when the status quo ante is restored. It also ensures that all consequent legislation and administration is kept in balance with the new legislation and the previous Act.
Question put and agreed to.
Schedule accordingly agreed to.
The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.
Bill reported, without Amendment.
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