§ (1) The office of a Minister appointed under this Act, or of secretary in a Ministry established under this Act, shall not render the holder thereof incapable of being elected to, or sitting or voting as a member of, the Commons House of Parliament, but not more than two secretaries in each Ministry shall sit as members of that House at the same time.
§ (2) The office of a Minister appointed under this Act shall be deemed to be an office included in Schedule H of the Representation of the People Act, 1867, and Schedule H of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act, 1868, and Schedule E of the Representation of the People (Ireland) Act, 1868.
§ (3) A Minister appointed under this Act shall take oath of allegiance and official 1560 oath, and shall be deemed to be included in the first part of the Schedule to the Promissory Oaths Act, 1868.
§ Sir G. CAVEI beg to move, in Subsection (1), to leave out the words "two secretaries" and to insert instead thereof the words "one secretary." I move this in order to give effect to the suggestion made by my right hon. Friend (Mr. McKenna), and I think it is quite a proper Amendment to make.
§ Mr. McKENNAI wish to thank the right hon. Gentleman for accepting my Amendment, and to intimate at the same time that I do not propose to move the other Amendment to the Clause standing in my name on the Paper.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Further Amendment made: In Sub-section (1), leave out the worn "members" ["as members of that House"] and insert instead thereof the words "a member."—[Sir G. Cave.]