HC Deb 13 July 1931 vol 255 cc98-9
Mr. ATTLEE

I beg to move, in page 9, line 16, after the word "any," to insert the word "such."

This is the first of a series of Amendments to this Clause which are intended to clarify its meaning. When the other Amendments of the series have been inserted the Clause will read: Provided that, where the performance of any such contract made during the relevant period is prohibited by or under any such scheme, the foregoing provision shall cease to apply to that contract upon the expiration of three months after the prohibition first takes effect, unless the contract is registered under this Section. For the purposes of this Sub-section, the expression the relevant period' in relation to a scheme means the period beginning twelve months before the date when notice of the submission of the scheme was published in the Gazette and ending six months after the date of the declaration of the result of the initial poll, or, in the case of a substitutional scheme, ending six months after the date when the scheme comes into force. The substitutional scheme is consequential upon other Amendments which have already been agreed to.

Colonel ASHLEY

I was pleased to hear the Postmaster-General say that the amended Clause which he has read out has tended to clarify this proposal. I think the Clause will be clarified by the addition of the new paragraph which the hon. Gentleman read out.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendments made: In page 9, line 17, after the word "the," insert the word "relevant."

Leave out from the word "period" to the word "is" in line 23.

In line 23, leave out the word "that" and insert instead thereof the words "any such."—[Mr. Attlee.]

Mr. ATTLEE

I beg to move, in page 7, line 27, at the end, to insert the words: For the purposes of this Sub-section, the expression the relevant period' in relation to a scheme means the period beginning twelve months before the date when notice of the submission of the scheme was published in the Gazette and ending six months after the date of the declaration of the result of the initial poll, or, in the case of a substitutional scheme, ending six months after the date when the scheme comes into force.

Lieut.-Colonel HENEAGE

May I ask the Lord Advocate whether anything published in the Gazette will be applicable to Scotland according to Scottish law?

The LORD-ADVOCATE (Mr. Craigie-Aitchison)

If the hon. and gallant Member will refer to the interpretation Clause of the Bill, he will find that "Gazette" means: (b) in relation to a scheme applicable only in Scotland, the Edinburgh Gazette:

Amendment agreed to.