HC Deb 06 August 1913 vol 56 c1660

(1) Any order or special order made under the principal Act may be revoked, varied, or amended by an order or special order made in like manner as the original order.

(2) The time within which the powers of the Insurance Commissioners to make orders under Section 78 of the principal to the thirty-first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen.

Mr. WORTHINGTON-EVANS

I beg to move to leave out Sub-section (2)

This Sub-section gives powers to the Insurance Commissioners for an extra year in which to make orders to remove difficulties. I think the arguments against giving that power are fairly familiar to the House, and, therefore, I do not think I need repeat them. I hope, however, the Secretary to the Treasury may have relented since the last occasion, and that he will accept the Amendment.

Mr. MASTERMAN

We are merely doing what we did in the original Act—allowing the continuance of Orders as they stand, and allowing an extra year owing to the fact that a new Act is passed.

Mr. FORSTER

I object very strongly to the retention of this Section, but the right hon. Gentleman knows my views on the matter and I will not press them further.

Amendment negatived.