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Serious Crime Bill [HL]

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister. I accept that my amendments are defective and have put things in the wrong order. That does not mean that the government drafting is perfect—I hope that the parliamentary draftsmen will forgive me for saying that. The noble Baroness gave a long list of Acts which, I confess, I had not read. I shall tease my noble friends with regard to the Companies Act in respect of details that they might not have seen. The noble Baroness mentioned the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act. I suppose the fact that I did not notice ““see”” in that Bill provides grist to my elbow; I have always argued that we were mistaken to rush that Bill through during the ““wash-up”” period. I obviously did not read every word as perfectly as I should have done. Ah me! I shall try better in future. I shall wait and see. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment No. 40, as an amendment to Amendment No. 39, by leave, withdrawn. [Amendment No. 41, as an amendment to Amendment No. 39, not moved.] On Question, amendment agreed to.