Moved by
Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
256: Clause 168, page 190, line 26, at end insert—
“(10A) This section does not apply to proceedings in the Supreme Court.
(10B) This section does not apply to court proceedings if provision regulating the procedure to be followed in those proceedings could be made by—
(a) an Act of the Scottish Parliament,
(b) an Act of Senedd Cymru (including one passed with the consent of a Minister of the Crown within the meaning of section 158(1) of the Government of Wales Act 2006), or
(c) an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly passed without the consent of the Secretary of State.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment provides that Supreme Court proceedings and court or tribunal proceedings within devolved competence do not fall within the expanded scope of new section 85B of the Courts Act 2003 (as brought about by the amendments in the name of Lord Wolfson of Tredegar at page 190, lines 27 and 28).
257: Clause 168, page 190, line 27, at end insert—
““court” has the same meaning as in the Contempt of Court Act 1981 (see section 19 of that Act);”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment, and the amendment in the name of Lord Wolfson of Tredegar at page 190, line 28, expand new section 85B of the Courts Act 2003 so as to cover all “courts” within the meaning of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 (which include tribunals and other judicial bodies).
258: Clause 168, page 190, line 28, leave out from “any” to end of line 37 and insert “court;”
Member’s explanatory statement
See the explanatory statement for the amendment in the name of Lord Wolfson of Tredegar at line 27 of the same page.
259: Clause 168, page 190, line 45, leave out subsection (2)
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment (together with the amendment in the name of Lord Wolfson of Tredegar at page 286, line 4) removes provision that is unnecessary as a result of the amendments in the name of Lord Wolfson of Tredegar at page 190, lines 27 and 28.