Constitutional Reform Bill [HL]

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 4:53 pm on 18 October 2004.

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Photo of Lord Mackay of Clashfern Lord Mackay of Clashfern Conservative 4:53, 18 October 2004

I happen to be an honorary member of the Law Society of Scotland, but that does not affect my view of this particular issue. It would make for consistency between the words used in Clause 41 and the later clauses in which the word "may" appears if the word "may" were replaced by the word "shall", as the Law Society has suggested.