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House of Lords Journal

The Journal is the formal and authoritative summary record of the proceedings of the House of Lords. Each Journal contains the attendance, minutes (including voting lists) and papers, along with some committee reports, for every day the House sat during a parliamentary session. Each sessional volume is indexed.

Journal for 17 May 2011

All statutory instruments laid before the House are accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum presented by command of Her Majesty, unless otherwise indicated.

Instrument Withdrawn

The following instrument, laid before the House on 17 January, was withdrawn:

Draft Online Infringement of Copyright (Initial Obligations) (Sharing of Costs) Order 2011.

Command Papers

The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty:

1 House of Lords Reform Bill, Draft—House of Lords Reform: Government proposals, together with the draft Bill. () (8077)

2 Explanatory Memorandum (Revised)—Replacement Explanatory Memorandum to the Legal Services Commission (Number of Commissioners) Order 2011. (3 May) (—)

Affirmative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution:

(1) Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (The Law Society and The Council for Licensed Conveyancers) (Modifications of Functions) Order 2011. (2) Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) Order 2011. laid under the Legal Services Act 2007.

Negative Instrument

The following instrument was laid before the House:

Transfer of Functions (Museum and Other Staff) Order 2011, laid under the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975. (1213)