HC Deb 02 January 1913 vol 46 cc667-70

(1) The public services in connection with the administration of the Acts relating to the Royal Irish Constabulary and the management and control of that force, shall by virtue of this Act be transferred from the Government of the United Kingdom to the Irish Government on the expiration of a period of six years from the appointed day and those public services shall then cease to be reserved services and become Irish services.

(2) If a resolution is passed by both Houses of the Irish Parliament providing for the transfer from the Government of the United Kingdom to the Irish Government of the following reserved services, namely—

  1. (a) All public services in connection with the administration of the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 and 1911; or
  2. (b) All public services in connection with the administration of Part I. of the National Insurance Act, 1911; or
  3. (c) All public services in connection with the administration of Part II. of the National Insurance Act, 1911, and the Labour Exchanges Act, 1909; or
  4. (d) All public services in connection with the administration of the Post Office Savings Banks, Trustee Savings Banks, and Friendly Societies;
the public services to which the resolution relates shall be transferred accordingly as from a date fixed by the resolution, being a date not less than a year after the date on which the resolution is passed, and shall on the transfer taking effect cease to be reserved services and become Irish services:

Provided that this provision shall not take effect as respects the transfer of the services in connection with Post Office Savings Banks, Trustee Savings Banks, and Friendly Societies until the expiration of ten years from the appointed day.

(3) On any transfer under or by virtue of this Section, the transitory provisions of this Act (so far as applicable) and the provisions of this Act as to existing Irish officers shall apply with respect to the transfer, with the substitution of the date of the transfer for the appointed day, and of a period of five years from that date for the transitional period.

Amendments made: In Sub-section (3) leave out the word "transitory" and insert instead thereof the word "general."—[Mr. Birrell.]

Leave out the words "and of a period of five years from that date for the transitional period," and insert instead thereof the words "or the date of the passing of this Act."—[Mr. Birrell.]

The Orders for the remaining Government business were read and postponed.

Whereupon Mr. SPEAKER, pursuant to the Order of the House of 14th October, proposed the Question, "That this House do now adjourn."

Question put, and agreed to.

Adjourned accordingly at Six minutes before Eleven o'clock.