HC Deb 05 August 1913 vol 56 c1304

"For the purposes of Part I. of the principal Act and of this Act any day on which an employed person in fact works for payment shall be deemed to be a working day."

Clause brought up, and read the first time.

Mr. PRINGLE

I beg to move, "That the Clause be read a second time."

This Clause is, to some extent, in the same category as that which has just been accepted. The expression "working day" occurs in the Second Schedule, and, I think, also in Section 98. It is submitted that for the purposes of the Act it is the best definition of the term "working day."

Mr. J. HOGGE

I beg to second the Motion.

Dr. MACNAMARA

I do not know that I quite follow my hon. Friend. If he wants the words "in fact works" inserted in connection with the waiting period of three days, so that when a man works on Sunday he shall be qualified, that matter can be raised in connection with another Clause. If he wants the words inserted in connection with Schedule 2 they are in the Schedule, therefore the Clause is unnecessary. I hope my hon. Friend will withdraw the Clause.

Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Mr. SPEAKER

The next new Clause (Definition of "confinement" and "confined") should come as an Amendment to Clause 13. The next (Offences and legal proceedings) should come as an Amendment to Clause 32. As to the Amendments to Clause 1, in the names of the hon. Member for East Edinburgh (Mr. J. Hogge) and the hon. Member for North-West Lanarkshire (Mr. Pringle), the first one deals with insurance committees in Scotland, and should come in Clause 39, while the next two, I think, impose a charge.