My right hon. Friend may be surprised to learn that that line comes from case law—Ford v. Wiley—from the 1880s. The Government have lifted decent case law and put it into that clause at the behest of parliamentary counsel, which is one reason why this part of the Bill has become so confused.
Animal Welfare Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Tony Baldry
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 10 January 2006.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Animal Welfare Bill.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
441 c187-8
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Librarians' tools
Timestamp
2024-04-21 20:35:53 +0100
URI
http://data.parliament.uk/pimsdata/hansard/CONTRIBUTION_289616
In Indexing
http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://data.parliament.uk/pimsdata/hansard/CONTRIBUTION_289616
In Solr
https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://data.parliament.uk/pimsdata/hansard/CONTRIBUTION_289616