HC Deb 01 February 1918 vol 101 c2047

(1) Section forty-seven of the principal Act (which makes special provision for cases where an employer is liable to pay wages during sickness) shall cease to have effect.

(2) If upon the first making after the commencement of tills Act of a valuation under Section thirty-six of the principal Act. it appears to the. National Health Insurance Joint Committee that any approved society or branch has incurred a substantial loss by reason of any members of the society or branch having been persons in respect of whom Section fortyseven of the principal Act applied, the Committee shall credit to that society or branch such amount as is in their opinion, sufficient to make good the loss, and shall charge to the Reserve Suspense Fund the amount so credited.

Lords Amendments:

In Sub-section (2), leave out the words "the Committee shall credit", and insert instead thereof the words "there shall be credited."—Agreed to.

Leave out the words "their opinion", and insert the words "the opinion of the Committee."—Agreed to.

Leave out the words "shall charge", and insert instead thereof the words "the amount so credited shall be charged."—Agreed to.

Leave out the words "the amount so credited."—Agreed to.