§ Enactments Repealed.
§ 8 Edw. 7, c. 63, the Education (Scotland) Act, 1908, Sections 9 and 10.
Mr. MacCALLUM SCOTTI beg to move, in "Sections 9 and 10," to insert,
In Sub-section four of Section three the following words 'epileptic or crippled or defective' and the words 'within the meaning of the Education of Defective Children (Scotland) Act, 1906."'This Schedule repeals certain portions of enactments, including certain portions of the Education (Scotland) Act, 1908. I propose in Sub-section (4) of Section 3 of the Act to repeal certain words. This Section gives power to the education authority to incur expenditure on the training of children outside their area, and that power is limited to epileptic or crippled children within the meaning of the Act. It is possible that other children not epileptic or crippled may need the benefit of the provision, such as blind children. We have an example in Glasgow where the Board has bought 8½ acres out-fide their area for the training of children better suited to a country than to a town life. They are not epileptic or crippled within the meaning of the Act, and I therefore propose to omit the words "epileptic or crippled within the meaning of the Act," which will enable the Board to deal with any child better suited for treatment outside than inside a large town.
§ Mr. MUNROI have considered this Amendment as well as I can in the time at my disposal. I have taken advice on the point, and I propose to accept the Amendment.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Bill to be read the third time To-morrow.
§ The remaining Orders were read, and postponed.