though ▁if ▁such ▁officer ▁ref uses ▁to ▁stand ▁down ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁case , ▁it ▁remains ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁what ▁other ▁devices ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁remove ▁them ▁from ▁office ▁other ▁than ▁im pe achment ). ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁argued ▁by ▁some ▁that ▁the ▁rem edy ▁of ▁im pe achment ▁remains ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁British ▁constitution al ▁law , ▁and ▁that ▁legisl ation ▁would ▁be ▁required ▁to ▁abol ish ▁it . ▁Furthermore , ▁im pe achment ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁wrong do ing , ▁as ▁distinct ▁from ▁being ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁removing ▁a ▁minister , ▁remains ▁a ▁valid ▁reason ▁for ▁accepting ▁that ▁it ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁available , ▁at ▁least ▁in ▁theory . ▁ ▁The ▁Select ▁Committee ▁on ▁Parliament ary ▁Priv ile ge ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁recommended ▁" that ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁im pe ach , ▁which ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁in ▁dis use , ▁be ▁now ▁formally ▁abandoned ". ▁Their ▁recommendation ▁not ▁having ▁been ▁implemented ▁in ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁the ▁Select ▁Committee ▁on ▁Priv ile ges ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁declared ▁it ▁" to ▁be ▁of ▁continu ing ▁valid ity " ▁and ▁again ▁ur ged ▁that ▁the ▁recommendation ▁to ▁abol ish ▁be ▁adopted . ▁Ste el ▁did ▁not ▁move ▁any ▁such ▁motion ▁but ▁Murray ▁( who ▁later ▁became ▁Lord ▁Murray , ▁a ▁Senator ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Justice ▁of ▁Scotland ) ▁agreed ▁that ▁the ▁power ▁still ▁existed . ▁ ▁The ▁J oint ▁Committee ▁on ▁Parliament ary ▁Priv ile ge ▁in ▁ 1 9