HC Deb 13 April 1934 vol 288 cc656-7
Mr. G. NICHOLSON

I beg to move, in page 5, line 8, at the end, to insert: Liability under the principal Act includes liability under a scheme made by the Secretary of State in pursuance of section forty-seven of the principal Act to pay compensation otherwise than by way of subscriptions to the-general compensation fund established under any provisions contained in the scheme by virtue of sub-section (3) of that section. This Amendment is to make it clear that there are included within the scope of the Bill compensation schemes set up under the principal Act by the Secretary of State in relation to industrial diseases, such as silicosis, or silicosis accompanied by tuberculosis.

Amendment agreed to.

Mr. G. NICHOLSON

I beg to move, in page 5, line 9, leave out "'Owner' has the same meaning as in," and insert: 'Mine' and 'owner' have the meanings respectively assigned to those expressions by section one hundred and twenty-two of. This Amendment is to bring into the Bill the comprehensive definitions of "mine" and "owner" which appear in Section 122 of the Coal Mines Act, 1911. They are marvellously comprehensive and cover every conceivable point.

Amendment agreed to.

Mr. G. NICHOLSON

I beg to move, in page 5, line 10, at the end, to insert: Mutual indemnity association means an association of employers which has satisfied the Board of Trade that it is carrying on, or is about to carry on, business wholly or mainly for the purpose of the mutual insurance of its members against liability to pay compensation or damages to workmen employed by them, either alone or in conjunction with insurance against any other risk incident to their trade or industry. This definition of "mutual indemnity association" has been brought down from Clause 1 where it originally stood for the purposes of convenience. The definition follows verbatim the corresponding definition contained in the Assurance Companies Act, 1909.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendment made:

In page 5, line 14, leave out from "beginning" to the end of the Clause, and insert: and any other expression has the same meaning as in the principal Act and shall be construed in accordance with such directions for the construction of that expression as may be contained in that Act."—[Mr. G. Nicholson.]

Motion made, and Question, "That the Clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill," put, and agreed to.