Chair, I think I'm persuaded by that last comment. I think it works either way. The meaning is clear either way. But if there's any danger of us violating a convention that has been used elsewhere in legislation or that is universally used in translation of legislation, we should probably err on the side of caution, which would militate in favour of keeping the current version.
I don't have any objection, but I'm not sure of the consequences. I don't think it's a major convention that would be trampled upon, but it might be a minor one.