HC Deb 11 August 1904 vol 140 cc339-44

Considered in Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Amendment proposed—

Clause 1— In page 2, line 1, to leave out the words 'has been.'"—(Mr. Cochrane.)

Clause 1, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 2 agreed to.

Clause 3.

Amendments proposed— In page 4, line 18, after the word 'Act,' to insert the words 'or in The Employment of Children Act, 1903, or any bye-law made thereunder.' In page 4, line 36, to leave out from beginning of line to the word 'whether,' in line 39, and insert the words 'It shall be the duty of inspectors and other officers charged with the execution of The Employment of Children Act, 1903, to see.' In page 4, line 40, after the word 'inspector,' to insert the words 'or officer.' "In page 5, line 2, after the word 'inspector,' to insert the words 'appointed under The Factory and Workshop Act, 1901.' In page 5, lines 3 and 4, to leave out the words 'sixty-eight of the same Act,' and insert the words 'one hundred and nineteen of that Act, and that section shall apply accordingly.' In page 5, lines 14 and 15, to leave out the words 'not less than ten days after the granting of the licence,' and insert the word 'forthwith.' In page 5, lines 15 and 16, to leave out the words 'inspector of factories and workshops acting,' and insert the words 'local authority.'"—(Mr. Cochrane.)

Amendments agreed to.

Amendment proposed— In page 5, line 21, at end, to insert the words 'as amended by any later enactment.'"—(Mr. H. D. Greene.)

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 3, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 4.

Amendments proposed— In page 5, line 27, after the first word 'the,' to insert the word 'First.' In page 5, line 32, after the second word 'the,' to insert the word 'First.'"—(Mr. Cochrane.)

Amendments agreed to.

Clause 4, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 5.

Amendments proposed— In page 6, line 11, after the word 'the, to insert the word 'First.' In page 6, line 24, after the word the 'the' to insert the word 'First.' In page 6, lines 34 and 35, to leave out the words 'committal for trial or.' In page 6, line 35, after the word 'person,' to insert the words "and in case of conviction for such further time not exceeding twenty-one days as the court may direct.' In page 6, line 38, to leave out the words 'parochial boards,' and insert the words 'parish councils.' In page 6, line 41, after the word 'constable,' to insert the words 'or any person authorised by a justice of the peace.'"—(Mr. Cochrane.)

Amendments agreed to.

Clause 5, as amended, agreed to,

Clause 6.

Amendments proposed— In page 7, line 9, after the word 'the,' to insert the word 'First.' In page 7, line 20, to leave out the second word 'or,' and to insert the word 'including.' In page 7, line 23, to leave out the words 'society or body."'—(Mr. Cochrane.)

Amendments agreed to.

Clause 6, as amended agreed to.

Clause 7.

Amendments proposed— In page 9, line 9, after the word 'may,' to insert the words 'in any case where there is any pension or income payable to such parent and capable of being attached, after giving the person by whom the pension or income is payable an opportunity of being heard.'" "In page 9, line 10, to leave out the word 'any' and to insert the word 'the'; "I" In page 9, line 10, to leave out the words 'payable to such parent.'"—(Mr. Cochrane.)

Amendments agreed to.

Clause 7, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 8 agreed to.

Clause 9.

Amendments proposed— In page 10, line 7, to leave out the words 'under this Act.' In page 10, line 9, at end, to insert the words 'and the provisions of Section 6 of this Act, shall, as far as applicable, apply as if the order were an order under that section.'"—(Mr. Cochrane.)

Amendments agreed to.

Clause 9, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 10.

Amendment proposed— In page 10, line 28, after the word 'the,' to insert the word 'First.'"—(Mr. Cochrane.)

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 10, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 11.

Amendment proposed— In page 11, line 30, after the second word 'the,' to insert the word' First.'"—(Mr. Cochrane.)

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 11, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 12 agreed to.

Clause 13.

Amendment proposed— In page 12, line 31, after the third word 'the,' to insert the word 'First.'"—(Mr. Cochrane.)

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 13, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 14.

Amendment proposed— In page 13, line 13, after the first word 'the,' to insert the word 'First.'"—(Mr. Cochrane.)

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 14, as amended agreed to.

Clause 15.

Amendment proposed— In page 13, line 32, after the second word 'the,' to insert the word 'First.'"—(Mr. Cochrane.)

Amendment agreed to,

Clause 15, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 16.

AmendmentProposed— In page 14, line 24, after the first word 'the' to insert the word 'First.'"—(Mr. Cochrane.)

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 16, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 17.

Amendments proposed— In page 14, line 32, after the second word 'the,' to insert the word 'First.' In page 14, line 32, after the second word 'Act,' to insert the words 'or any offence under the Employment of Children Act, 1903.' In page 14, line 35, after the word 'Act,' to insert the words 'and The Employment of Children Act, 1903.'"—(Mr. Cochrane.)

Amendments agreed to.

Clause 17, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 18.

Amendments proposed— In page 14, line 38, after the second word 'the,' to insert the word 'First.' In page 15, line 12, after the word 'the,' to insert the word 'First.' In page 15, line 18, after the word 'the,' to insert the word 'First.'"—(Mr. Cochrane.)

Amendments agreed to.

Clause 18, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 19 and 20 agreed to.

Clause 21.

Amendment proposed— In page 15, line 37, to leave out the words 'parochial board,' and insert the words 'parish council.'"—(The Lord Advocate.)

Amendments agreed to.

Clause 21, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 22.

Amendment proposed— In page 16, line 5, to leave out from the word 'be,' to the end of clause, and insert the words 'made by the same authority and confirmed in the same way as bye-laws under the Employment of Children Act, 1903, or in Scotland as bye-laws under Section 2. of the said Act.'"—(Mr. Cochrane.)

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 22, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 23.

Amendment proposed— In page 16, line 27, to leave out from the word 'child,' to the word 'and' in line 29.'"—(Mr. Caldwell.)

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 23, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 24 to 28 agreed to.

Clause 29.

Amendment proposed— In page 17, line 32, to leave out from the word 'authority,' to end of line 38, and insert the words 'has the same meaning as in The Employment of Children Act, 1903.'"—(Mr. Cochrane.)

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 29, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 30.

Amendment proposed— In page 18, line 23, to leave out from the word 'means,' to end of line 30, and insert the words 'the local authority for the purposes of section two of The Employment of Children Act, 1903, as defined in sub-section four of section fourteen of that Act, and the provisions of the said sub-section shall apply accordingly.'"—(The Lord Advocate.)

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 30, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 31.

Amendment proposed— In page 19, line 10, to leave out from the word 'means,' to end of clause, and insert the words 'any local authority as defined by The Employment of Children Act, 1903.'"—(Mr. H. D. Greene.)

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 31, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 32.

Amendments proposed— In page 19, line 27, to leave out the words 'Prevention of Cruelty to Children Act, 1894,' and insert the words 'enactments mentioned in the Second Schedule to this Act.'" In page 19, line 28, at end, to insert the words 'to the extent specified in the third column. to that schedule.' In page 19, line 30, to leave out the word 'August,' and insert the word 'October.'"—(Mr. Cochrane.)

Amendments agreed to.

Clause 32, as amended, agreed to.

A Clause [Expenses of Local Authority] Expenses incurred by a local authority under this Act shall be defrayed in like manner as expenses incurred under The Employment of Children Act, 1903."—(Mr. Cochrane.)

Brought up, and read the first and second times, and added to the Bill.

Bill reported; as amended, to be considered this day.