HC Deb 23 November 1926 vol 200 cc323-4

Amendment made: In page 8, line 23, leave out the words "an offence against," and insert instead thereof the words the offence of having acted in contravention of or failing to comply with the provisions of this Act or any Order in Council made under."—[Mr. Barnes.]

Miss LAWRENCE

I beg to move, in page 8, line 32, to leave out the words "execution of this Act," and to insert instead thereof the words "compliance with the provisions of this Act or of the Order."

I understand that this Amendment will be accepted.

Mr. MARCH

I beg to second the Amendment.

Amendment agreed to.

Mr. WEBB

I beg to move, in page 8, line 35, after the word "shall," to insert the words "subject to the provisions of Sub-section (5) of the last preceding Section."

This Amendment combines two Amendments of a technical kind, in a different form from that in which they stand in my name on the Paper. The effect of the words which I now propose to insert is to secure, to the employé who might otherwise be convicted in place of his employer, the benefit of all the reasonable precautions and so on which we have just passed in Sub-section (5) of Clause 4. I understand that the Government are prepared to accept the Amendment in this revised form.

Amendment agreed to.