HC Deb 23 July 1923 vol 167 cc186-7

(2) This Act shall, so far as it relates to England and Wales, be construed as one with the Agricultural Holdings Acts, 1908 to 1921, and, so far as it relates to Scotland, he construed as one with the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Acts, 1908 to 1921, and this Act and those Acts respectively may be cited together as the Agricultural Holdings Acts, 1908 to 1923, or the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Acts, 1908 to 1923, as the case may be.

Lords Amendment:

In Sub-section (2) leave out the words "Acts, 1908 to 1921" ["Agricultural Holdings Acts, 1908 to 1921"], and insert "Act, 1923."

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment."

Brigadier-General CLIFTON BROWN

There is nothing in these Amendments. They refer to the interpretation of Clauses, and there is nothing the House can object to.

Lords Amendments:

In Sub-section (2): Leave out "Acts, 1908 to 1921" ["(Scotland) Acts 1908 to 1921"] and insert "Acts, 1923."

Leave out "1908 to" ["Agricultural Holdings Acts, 1908 to 1923"].

Leave out "1908 to" ["(Scotland) Acts 1908 to 1923"].

After Sub-section (2), insert a new Sub-section. (3) Section one of this Act shall be inserted in Section fifty-seven of the Agricultural Holdings Act, 1923, as Sub-section (4) thereof, and in Section forty-nine of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act, 1923, as Sub-section (5) thereof, and a copy of each of those Acts with Section one so inserted and numbered shall be prepared and certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments and deposited with the rolls of Parliament, and the King's printer of Acts of Parliament shall print in accordance with the copy so certified all copies of the said Acts which are printed after the commencement of this Act.

Agreed to.

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