National Security Bill - Committee (5th Day) (Continued) – in the House of Lords at 9:45 pm on 18 January 2023.
Moved by Lord Sharpe of Epsom
121: Clause 92, page 63, line 11, after “63” insert “specifying a foreign power, or a person other than a foreign power, who is not specified immediately before the regulations are made”Member's explanatory statementThis amendment provides that regulations under clause 63 attract the affirmative procedure only if they specify a foreign power or other person not already specified. Regulations revoking a specification will be subject to the negative procedure.
122: Clause 92, page 63, line 12, leave out paragraph (b)Member's explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on Lord Sharpe’s amendment to clause 68, page 46, line 30, which omits the regulation making power in clause 68.
123: Clause 92, page 63, line 17, at end insert— “(fa) regulations under paragraph 27 of Schedule (Public officials);”Member's explanatory statementThis amendment provides that regulations under the new Schedule inserted by Lord Sharpe after Schedule 13 are subject to the affirmative procedure.
Amendments 121 to 123 agreed.
Clause 92, as amended, agreed.
Clauses 93 and 94 agreed.
Clause 95: Extent outside the United Kingdom
