House of Lords Journal

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Instrument Withdrawn

The following instrument, laid before the House on 12 September, was withdrawn:

Draft Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Inspections etc.) Regulations 2011.

Command Papers

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

1 Terrorism—Government response to the First Report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills. () (8220)

2 Taxation—(1) Protocol between the United Kingdom and Austria amending the Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income. () (8227)(2) Protocol to amend the Agreement between the United Kingdom and Oman for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital Gains. () (8228)

Statutory Instruments (Standing Order 70)

The following negative instruments were laid before the House on 11 November:

1 Immigration (Certificate of Entitlement to Right of Abode in the United Kingdom) (Amendment) Regulations 2011, laid under the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002. (2682)

3 Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2011, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992. (2700)

4 Terrorism Act 2000 and Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Business in the Regulated Sector) Order 2011, laid under the Terrorism Act 2000. (2701)

Affirmative Instruments

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

1 Draft Elected Local Policing Bodies (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2011, laid under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.

2 (1) Draft Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Inspections etc.) Regulations 2011. (2) Draft Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2011. laid under the European Communities Act 1972.

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Crime and Disorder (Formulation and Implementation of Strategy) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011, laid under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. (2702)

2 Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Middleton Railway Drewry Car) and (Cairngorm Funicular Railway) Exemption (Amendment) Order 2011, laid under the Equality Act 2010. (2705)

3 Draft Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces (Amendment) Regulations 2012, laid under the Parks Regulation (Amendment) Act 1926.

4 (1) Draft Rushmoor (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. (2) Draft Broxbourne (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. laid under the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

1 Annual Plan for 2012–13 of the Office of Fair Trading: A public consultation document, laid under the Enterprise Act 2002.

2 Accounts for 2010–11 of the Central Office of Information, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Government Trading Funds Act 1973.

3 Report for 2010–11 of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council, laid under the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.

4 Edition 12 of Air Publication 3393: Officer Commissioning and Terms of Service, laid under the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917.

Instrument coming into operation before being laid

The Lord Speaker informed the House that she had received, under the proviso to section 4(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946, notification that the following instrument had come into operation before being laid before Parliament, together with an explanation:

Proscribed Organisations (Name Changes) Order 2011. (2688)