HC Deb 14 August 1916 vol 85 cc1591-2

For the purposes of this Act—

The expression "war charity" means any fund, institution, or association (whether established before or after the commencement of this Act) having for its object or amongst its objects the relief of suffering or distress, the supply of needs or comforts, or any other charitable purpose connected with the present war, but shall not include any fund, institution, or association established before the commencement of the present war where any such object as aforesaid is subsidiary only to the principal purposes of the charity.

Any question whether a charity is a war charity shall be finally determined by the Charity Commissioners.

Mr. BRACE

I beg to move, after the word "charity" ["principal purposes of the charity"], to insert the words "nor shall it include the Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation, or the Statutory Committee or any local or district committee established under the Naval and Military War Pensions, etc., Act, 1915."

Sir H. DALZIEL

On a point of Order, Sir. Did I understand you to say that we are dealing with Clause 10?

Mr. DEPUTY-SPEAKER

Clause 10; yes.

Sir H. DALZIEL

I have an Amendment which the Government will know I had intended to raise on Clause 3 on a point of Order. I do not know whether it is necessary, but the different Clauses of the Bill have not been put separately.

Mr. DEPUTY-SPEAKER

We are now on the Report stage.

Sir H. DALZIEL

Then do I understand that it is not possible for me, at this stage, to ask for an explanation of certain points in Clause 3?

Mr. DEPUTY-SPEAKER

If the hon. Member handed in anything I would take it.

Sir H. DALZIEL

I gave notice to the Government.

Mr. DEPUTY-SPEAKER

I can only go by what reaches me at the Table.

Sir H. DALZIEL

I shall raise the point on the Third Reading. Are we going to take the Third Reading to-night?

Mr. BRACE

Yes.

Amendment agreed to.