Commons Bill [HL]

My Lords, we also welcome the amendment. Clause 35 is still pretty draconian, but this softens things somewhat. I assume that a commons association itself can still alter or revoke rules. The amendment would ensure that the commons association must be given reasons for revoking the rules. The amendment specifically inserts the words,"““under subsection (3) the appropriate national authority must consult””," with the commons association and other persons which it thinks appropriate. Although this provision is better, our view is that this is still a pretty hard-ball sort of clause in the context of the Bill.