§ Nothing in the Statute Law revision Act 1883, or the Statute Law revision Act 1892, shall he deemed to have repealed any enactments so far as they are required for the purpose of giving effect to Section two of the Act of the Session of the sixteenth and seventeenth year of the reign of Her present Majesty, chapter sixty-seven.
§ He explained that the clause was to remedy a contretemps which had occurred under a clause in the Statute Law Revision Act, 1892, and to clear up a doubt under the Act. According to a judgment given some ten days ago on a clause of the Act of 1892, duty was no longer exigible upon a grocer's licence in Scotland. Of course there was no reason why grocers' licences should not pay duty, but it appeared that an enterprising grocer, finding that a question of law arose, contrived to obtain a decision in his favour in the Court of Justiciary, and, as the decision of that Court was not appealable to the House of Lords, the only way to put the matter right was by legislation.
§ Clause read a Second time, and ordered to stand part of the Bill.
§ Bill reported, with Amendments; as amended to be considered upon Thursday, and to be printed.—[Bill 292.]