Clause 7.—(Filing, effect and notice of orders made by the Committee.) (Hansard, 30 June 1932)

§ The CHAIRMAN
The Amendment standing in the name of the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Dr. Peters)—

§ Dr. PETERS
I quite realised that the foregoing Amendment, and probably two other Amendments which I have put down, might be ruled out of order, but I put them down to call attention to what has happened to this Bill in another place. We find that in dealing with the Solicitors Act, 1843, another place have enlarged the extent of the existing law, and I understand that is not in order. In the first part of Section 31 of the Act of 1843 there is a reference to taking proceedings by way of writ or process, and it goes on to refer to "or matters in bankruptcy." The second part or limb of that Section does not refer at all to any matter in bankruptcy. What have they done in another place? If we refer to Clause 53 of the present Bill we find they get over that difficulty by inserting the words: Any such action or matter. The word "matter" there obviously referring to a matter in bankruptcy. I suggest that that sort of thing is not what we in this House should approve.

§ The CHAIRMAN
Will the hon. Member kindly explain to me what he is dealing with? The Clause I called was Clause 7.

§ Dr. PETERS
What I was dealing with was the principle of ruling out of order such suggestions as have been placed on the Order Paper when we find in the Bill itself, in Section 53, that it has been done in another place.

§ The CHAIRMAN
Because an Amendment to Clause 7 has been ruled out of order the hon. Member cannot on Clause 7 discuss the conduct of another place in regard to another Clause altogether.