This amendment was proposed because of the following:

"My Lords,

Due to several conflicting amendments being passed as subsection 3(5) conflicts with the rest of section 3, I call upon any Peer to submit to me an amendment rectifying this issue. Divisions will be held in the amendments one at a time in the order they were received. Should the first amendment proposed be rejected, then a division will be held on the next amendment submitted and so on. All subsequent proposed amendments are automatically rejected upon the passing of an amendment."

You are still able to submit more amendments to rectify the problem, but they will only go to a division if this fails.

The Question is that amendment 4 should be added to the Bill.

As many as are of that opinion say 'Content', of the contrary 'Not Content'.

Division! Clear the bar.

A04

• Amend subsection 6 of section 3 so that it now reads:

Offences such as murder, statutory rape and other such offences which hold mandatory or discretionary life sentences will be unaffected by the provisions of this Act.

• Omit subsections 1 to 4 of section 3.
• Place subsections 5 and 6 of section three under section 2 so that section 2 now reads:

(1) Minimum sentences that do not fall under subsections 3 cease to have effect from the day this section comes into force.

(2) Sentencing given before the passing of this Act shall remain unaffected by the aforementioned provisions.

(3) Offences such as murder, statutory rape and other such offences which hold mandatory life sentences will be unaffected by the provisions of this Act4

This amendments was submitted by The Right Honourable The Baron of Worth Matravers.

The division ends on 7th October.