HC Deb 30 July 1935 vol 304 c2601

"For the purposes of the first elections of persons to serve as members of the Federal Legislature and of Provincial Legislatures no person shall be subject to any disqualification by reason only of the fact that he holds—

  1. (a) an office of profit as a non-official member of the Executive Council of the Governor-General or a Governor, or as a minister in a Province;
  2. (b) an office which is not a whole time office remunerated either by salary or by fees."

9.24 p.m.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL

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

It was thought that the purpose of the Clause could be achieved by Order in Council under an appropriate Clause in the Bill, but on reflection it has been thought that this was not the right view and therefore it is desirable to make this explicit provision providing for the eligibility of certain persons who may hold certain positions which would render them ineligible for offering themselves as candidates in the first election. It is a provision which I think the House will approve.