My Lords, if one passes a Bill that defies common sense, one is inviting the law to be broken. Most people will never have heard of the Ivory Bill and will just carry on giving, swapping or doing what they do. However, if the Bill is drafted in such an overly restrictive manner, as previous speakers have illustrated so well, it will invite people to be dishonest. This amendment is important because it enables common sense to be brought back into the whole equation.
Ivory Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Vinson
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 24 October 2018.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Ivory Bill.
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