HC Deb 30 May 1935 vol 302 c1351

Amendment made: In page 234, line 35, leave out "administrative."—[Sir S. Hoare.]

5.20 p.m.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL

I beg to move, in page 235, line 9, at the end, to insert: (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as giving to the High Court any jurisdiction to question any judgment of any inferior court which is not otherwise subject to appeal or revision.

Mr. C. WILLIAMS

May I ask if this also is a similar Amendment? It raises a legal question—a question of jurisdiction—and I think it would be as well if we had a definite assurance in regard to it. We have not been told that it is consequential.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL

This is what I may call a corresponding provision with regard to Burma. If the hon. Member wants the reference, he will find it in Clause 222. I then moved the Amendment, and explained that it was to prevent a court from quashing, as it is called, a judgment of another court with regard to which it has not jurisdiction.

Amendment agreed to.