§ Matters with respect to which Regulations may be made.
§ Paragraph (e) Applying to the Navy and Army Insurance Fund and to members of that fund such of the provisions of the principal Act as amended by this Act, relating to approved societies and to membership of and transfer to and from approved societies, as the Commissioners think necessary for facilitating admissions to and transfer from the fund and for the proper administration of the fund, and for enabling a man entitled to the payment of maternity benefit from that fund to continue to be so entitled until transferred to an approved society or until he becomes a deposit contributor, and for extending any of the provisions of Sub-section (3) of Section 46 of the principal Act to seamen, soldiers, and marines who are not members of an approved society.
§ (f) For enabling the sums to be paid or credited in any year to insurance committees under Sub-section (1) of Section 61 of the principal Act, instead of being paid or credited at the commencement of the year, to be paid or credited at such time or times and in such instalments and in such manner and proportions as may, with the consent of the Treasury, be prescribed.
2764§ Lords Amendments:—
§ In paragraph (e), after the word "for," leave out the words "enabling a man entitled to the payment of maternity benefit from the fund to continue to be so entitled until," and insert instead thereof the words "continuing the right to payment of maternity benefit out of that fund until the man is."
§ In the same paragraph, after the word "or," leave out the words "until he" ["until he becomes a deposit contributor."]
§ In paragraph (f), after the word "sums" ["For enabling the sums"], insert the word "required."
§ At end of Bill insert new Schedule: —(Third)—(Enactments Repealed.)
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.
§ Mr. GLYN-JONESThe principal Act is of necessity very long and complicated, and this Bill is also of necessity largely legislation by reference. This Amendment will assist those who have to administer both the principal Act and this one by reason of its setting forth in this new Schedule the enactments of the principal Act which had been repealed. Upstairs, however, it was pointed out to the right hon. Gentleman that if it were possible on the Report stage to have all the Amendments shown clearly, not only the Sections of the principal Act which have been repealed, but those which have been amended or modified, it would be of great assistance to those who have to administer the Act. I think the hon. Member for Mile End asked the right hon. Gentleman whether he could do something in the direction of assisting those who administer these enactments. I shall be glad to know whether the right hon. Gentleman can undertake to print as a White Paper both the principal Act and this Act, so that it will be quite clear not only what Sections of the principal Act have been repealed, but those which have been modified or amended. There are many thousands of people who have to administer this Act, and I am sure it would be a great convenience to them if these Sections could be notified by means of a White Paper.
§ Mr. MASTERMANI will see if anything can be done.