division_name: As Amendments to Commons Amendment No. 22
motion: <p pid="a.1502.1/1" pwmotiontext="lines">22A Line 39, at end insert&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1502.1/2" pwmotiontext="quot">"47B APPOINTMENTS TO POLICE SERVICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1502.1/3" pwmotiontext="lines">(1) In the event that&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1502.1/4" pwmotiontext="lines">(a) the Chief Constable is unable to appoint his required number of police trainees or police support staff, or</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1502.1/5" pwmotiontext="lines">(b) the number of serving officers is below that intended at the time of consideration,</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1502.1/6" pwmotiontext="quot">the Secretary of State shall, at the request of the police board and acting on the recommendation of the Chief Constable, make an order to suspend the provisions of section 46 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 for a period of six months."</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1502.1/7" pwmotiontext="lines">22B Line 41, after "17A" insert ", 17B"</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1502.1/8" pwmotiontext="lines">22C Line 45, leave out "each member" and insert "a majority"</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1502.1/9" pwmotiontext="lines">22D Line 47, at end insert&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1502.1/10" pwmotiontext="quot">"Recommendations under section 47B(1)</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1502.1/11" pwmotiontext="lines">17B The Board shall not give an authorisation under section 47B(1) unless a proposal to make a request has been approved by a majority of the Board present and voting on the question at a meeting of the Board."</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1503.1/1" pwmotiontext="considered">On Question, Whether the said amendments shall be agreed to?</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1503.1/2" pwmotiontext="divided">Their Lordships divided: Contents, 63; Not-Contents, 118.</p>