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Section 40 Repeal Bill 2016

A Bill to repeal Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013.

BE IT ENACTED by The Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Commons in this present Parliament assembled, in accordance with the provisions of the Parliament Acts 1911, 1949 and 2016 and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

1) Repeal

Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 is hereby repealed.

2) Short Title, Commencement, and Extent

a) This bill may be cited as the Section 40 Repeal Act 2016.

b) This bill extends to England and Wales.

c) The provisions of this bill will come into force one month after it is passed.

Written by /u/contrabannedthemc on behalf of the 14th Government and sponsored by /u/jb567 and /u/freddy926.

The voting period for this bill will end at 10PM BST on the 30th of Noveember.

Vote Aye, No or Abstain. Comments with anything else will be deleted. Comments that are edited will be void and not counted.

If a member is voting by proxy, they must have gained permission from the speaker prior to this vote. If no permission was sought and granted, their vote will not be counted.

For full clarifications on the voting system see this post.