I beg to move amendment No. 644, in page 252, line 36, leave out subsection (7).

This is a probing amendment. The clause was interesting to read, and perhaps even more so when I read the explanatory notes. They explain how the powers will deal with customs and excise offences. It is well known that those offences usually apply throughout the United Kingdom, albeit that different procedures may sometimes apply north and south of the border. Subsection (7) states:

This section does not apply to proceedings on indictment in Scotland.

That is all very useful, but those of us who are not versed in Scots law then looked at the explanatory notes, only to find that they say:

this section does not apply to proceedings on indictment in Scotland.