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7. SCHEDULE

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PARAGRAPH 4: ADAPTATION OF LAW

NOTES ON AMENDMENTS

AMENDMENT NO

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Mr Denis Healey

Mr George Robertson

Mr Donald Anderson

Mr George Foulkes

Schedule, page 3, line 12, leave out sub-paragraph (4) and insert- "(4) No order shall be made under this paragraph unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House

of Parliament".

ACTUAL TEXT

(4) A statutory instrument containing an Order under this paragraph shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either

House of Parliament.

EFFECT OF AMENDMENT

The effect of this amendment would be to make the Orders in Council under paragraph 3 (adaptation of law) subject to positive rather than negative resolution procedures.

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