By some alchemy of draftsmanship, “may” equals “shall” in drafting legislation. Do not ask me how it comes about, but they mean the same. We have had this discussion many times in these Committees. “May” and “shall” are the same word for a parliamentary draftsman.
Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 6 July 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill [HL].
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Session
2015-16
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House of Lords Grand Committee
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