Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

Moved by

Lord Wolfson of Tredegar

83: Schedule 13, page 243, line 36, leave out from “State” to end of line 37 and insert—

“(6) Regulations under this section are subject to—

(a) the negative resolution procedure, where under subsection (1)(b) the regulations specify a period, and

(b) the affirmative resolution procedure, in any other case.””

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment requires regulations under new section 395A of the Sentencing Code to be subject to the affirmative resolution procedure if they apply indefinitely.