HC Deb 07 November 1934 vol 293 cc1186-7

11.35 p.m.

Sir J. GILMOUR

I beg to move, in page 26, line 31, to leave out from "nine," to "but," in line 34, and to insert: sections seventeen and eighteen and sections twenty-seven to twenty-nine of this Act shall come into operation forthwith, and Part II of this Act and (except in so far as it effects the repeal of any provision of the Racecourse Betting Act, 1928), section thirty of this Act shall come into operation on the first day of January, nineteen hundred and thirty-five. This is to meet the difficulty that the Bill is coming into operation in July instead of January. The machinery will be brought into operation forthwith and the local authorities will be able to make the necessary preliminary arrangements, but the actual scheme of licensing tracks will not come into force until 1st July.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendment made:

In page 26, line 35, leave out "January" and insert "July."—[Sir J. Gilmour.]

Mr. MAGNAY

There is an Amendment to Clause 29—in page 26, line 36, to leave out "thirty-five," and to insert "thirty-six"—in the name of myself and others which I understood was to be called.

The DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN

The hon. Member must have forgotten that, owing to an Amendment by the Lord Advocate which the Committee accepted, the place where his Amendment should have been moved no longer existed.

Mr. LOGAN

I wished to speak on Clause 31.

The DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN

The Committee has agreed that the Clause stand part and no further question now arises.

Mr. LOGAN

I was on my feet.

The DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN

I did not see the hon. Member. I am sorry.

11.38 p.m.

Mr. H. WILLIAMS

I beg to move, "That the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave to sit again."

I do so in order to find out how long it is proposed to sit.

Sir J. GILMOUR

I hope the Committee will agree to finish the Bill tonight. It is essential that we should do so in order to give time for the Report stage. I have undertaken in a great many cases to review problems which hon. Members have raised and in fairness to myself and my staff I hope the Committee will realise that delay will make that consideration almost impossible.

Mr. ISAAC FOOT

I assume that the Report stage will be taken early next week.

Question, "That the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave to sit again," put, and negatived.