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Proceeding contribution from Lord Kingsland (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 14 December 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill [HL].


Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill [HL]

I am most grateful for the noble Baroness’s reassuring words. However, in the light of what she said, she might consider some tightening up of the drafting of subsection (6). My worry is that the present draft would introduce a blurring at the edges between a practice direction on one hand, which indicates the methodology for applying or interpreting the law, and, on the other, being in danger of trespassing on the substance of the application or interpretation. I do not want the Bill to cast any doubt about the fact that the senior president, eminent though he or she may be, cannot stray into what is properly the territory of—


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
687 c82GC 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Complaints Conditions of employment Appeals Courts Administration of justice Administration Assets Debts Cultural heritage Debt collection Certification Arrears Attachment of earnings Fees and charges Licensing Enforcement Eligibility Judiciary Exemptions Households Functions Judges Income Landlords Ownership Powers of entry Membership Public appointments Payments Museums and galleries Loans Staff Lord Chancellor's Department Non-departmental public bodies Tribunals Regulation Tenants Rents Sequestration of assets Council on Tribunals Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council
Legislation
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill (HL) 2006-07
Link
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