HC Deb 30 July 1935 vol 304 c2523

Lords Amendment: In page 15, line 22, after "Governor-General" insert "exercising his individual judgment."

5.16 p.m.

Mr. BUTLER

I beg to move, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment."

This Amendment obliges the Governor-General, when making rules referred to in this Clause, to do it in his individual judgment. The rules relate to the vacation of seats and similar matters, and this Amendment will put them on the same level as all the other equivalent rules in the Bill. It adds a certain sense of impartiality, but does not deprive Ministers from expressing their opinion. It really is little more than a drafting Amendment, to bring this Clause into line with other Clauses under which the Governor-General makes similar rules exercising his individual judgment.