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to

resort

we

could

even

drop this part of

Parliamentary

opposition,

as

issues and is unlikely This paragraph deals with largely technical

be controversial.

I f Parliament was to

for press

positive resolution procedures in the case of such Orders in Council we could

το a provision although this could prove accept such consuming if there had to be large numbers of Orders.

the

not

be very time

In the last

ratification of the

agreement.

would

in the face of

essential

however

require us to present a second Bill at a later date.

for the

inevitably

Bill

it

is

This

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