Motion summary
It was moved by the Lord Cope of Berkeley, in Clause 4, page 4, line 47, at end to insert: (“(6) A person may apply, on notice to the Security Industry Authority, to the magistrates’ court having jurisdiction over the area affected by the designated activities, for an exemption from the requirements to apply for a licence and the Lord Chancellor may make an order as to the procedure to be followed on such an application, including on urgent applications; and the test to be applied by the court is the same as that which would have been applied had an application been made to the Security Industry Authority. (7) A licence under subsection (6) shall not be granted for a period exceeding one month and shall not be renewable.”); which being objected to, the question was put thereupon, and the Committee divided: