I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Jackson, for his question because it reminded me that when all the primary and secondary legislation on Covid was going through, most of the references to “emergency” were the definition in the Civil Contingencies Act. That Act is not defined in this Bill, and “emergency” is used loosely on its own. I wonder whether there is a bear trap there. If the department means to use “emergency” in the sense of the Civil Contingencies Act, it may be better and more helpful to name it. If not, will the Minister explain why the use of the definitions in the Civil Contingencies Act are inappropriate?
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Brinton
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 11 December 2024.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL].
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