§ (1.) This Act shall not apply to persons in the naval or military service of the Crown, but otherwise shall apply to any employment by or under the Crown to which this Act would apply if the employer were a private person.
§ (2.) The Treasury may, by warrant laid before Parliament, modify for the purposes of this Act their warrant made under section one of the Superannuation Act 1887.
§ MR. MORTON (on behalf of Mr. KEARLEY) moved, in Sub-section (1), to leave out the word "not," with the object of making the Act apply to persons in the Naval or Military service of the Crown. It would be impossible, of course, to bring within the scope of the Bill private soldiers killed in warfare, because getting killed was a necessary part of their employment. Therefore there was a second Amendment in the name of his hon. Friend to exclude men employed on active service. But there was a large number of cases of employments under the Crown which ought to be brought within the scope of the Bill.
MR. PARKER SMITHrose to order. He asked whether it was in order for the hon. Member, who was not a Minister of the Crown, to move an Amendment which would lead to increased charges on the Treasury. ["Hear, hear!"]
§ *MR. SPEAKERI think that objection is valid. The Amendment would certainly increase the charges on the Treasury, and therefore cannot be moved at this stage of the Bill.
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