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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

131: Clause 40, page 28, line 41, at end insert— ““( ) regulations under section 38 that amend or repeal a provision of an Act (as defined in that section), other than regulations revoking such regulations or inserting or repealing provision previously repealed or inserted by such regulations;”” 132: Clause 40, page 29, line 2, at end insert— ““(8) An urgency statement is a statement that the Lord Chancellor considers that it is desirable for the regulations to come into force without delay for the reasons given in the statement. (9) Where a statutory instrument contains regulations under section 10(1)(b) in respect of which the Lord Chancellor has made an urgency statement— (a) the regulations may not come into force before the instrument and the statement are laid before Parliament, and (b) the regulations cease to have effect at the end of the period of 120 days beginning with the day on which the instrument is made unless the instrument is approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament before the end of that period. (10) In reckoning the period of 120 days no account is to be taken of any time— (a) during which Parliament is dissolved or prorogued, or (b) during which both Houses are adjourned for more than 4 days. (11) Where regulations cease to have effect under subsection (9) that does not affect— (a) anything previously done in reliance on the regulations, or (b) the making of further regulations.”” Amendments 131 and 132 agreed. Amendment 132A Moved by