Commons Bill [HL]

moved Amendment No. 61:"Page 25, line 11, after ““Act”” insert ““passed before this Act””" The noble Baroness said: My Lords, Amendment No. 61 provides that the powers in Clause 44, which allow a national authority to amend by order local or personal Acts, can be used only in respect of Acts passed before this Act. That responds to a concern expressed by the noble Baroness, Lady Byford, in Grand Committee that, otherwise, that power could be used to amend Acts passed in future. That would clearly be inappropriate. Amendments Nos. 72 and 74 make similar changes to other provisions in Clauses 51 and 52, which give the national authority powers to an end local or personal Acts by order. We hope that the noble Baroness is pleased. We are grateful to her for her assistance. I beg to move.