Introduction
When drafting amendments on a List of Draft Amendments (LoDA), Lawmaker provides the option of inserting standard forms of amendments containing prepopulated instructions.
To insert a pre-populated amendment, press Enter and select the appropriate option from the CCA. The table below lists the available options and what is inserted.
Commons
| Insert menu options (pre-populated list) | Text inserted |
|---|---|
Amendment - Leave out Clause / Schedule | The amendment instruction will become "Leave out Clause / Schedule ***" |
Amendment - New Clause | The amendment instruction will become "To move the following Clause— " and include an empty clause in a quoted structure |
| Amendment - New Schedule | The amendment instruction will become "To move the following Schedule— " and include an empty schedule in a quoted structure |
Amendment - Page-line | The amendment instruction will become "Clause /Schedule ***, page ***, line ***, text" |
Amendment - Amendment to amendment | A heading will appear before the amendment "As an Amendment to ***:—" The amendment instruction will become "Line ***," |
Lords
| Insert menu options (pre-populated list) | Text inserted |
|---|---|
Amendment - Leave out Clause / Schedule | The amendment instruction will become "Leave out Clause / Schedule ***" |
Amendment - Insert Clause | The amendment instruction will become "Before/After Clause ***, insert the following new Clause— " and include an empty clause in a quoted structure |
Amendment - Insert Schedule | The amendment instruction will become "Before/After Schedule ***, insert the following new Schedule—" and include an empty schedule in a quoted structure |
Amendment - Page-line | The amendment instruction will become "Clause / Schedule ***, Page ***, line ***, text" |
Amendment - stand part motion | The amendment instruction will become "<Ref to the proposer's name> gives notice of his/her intention to oppose the Question that Clause *** stand part of the Bill. / that Schedule *** be the ***th Schedule to the Bill." |
| Amendment - Amendment to amendment | The heading (under the proposer) will become "As an amendment to the amendment in the name of Member to text, printed on sheet HL Bill ***." The amendment instruction will be empty |