§ Mr. LytteltonI beg to move, in page 3, line 34, at the end, to insert:
(3) Any such order fixing the maximum charge to be made in the course of a business of any class for performing a service may require such steps as may be specified in the order to be taken to bring the said charge to 1147 the notice of persons to whom offers are made to perform the service in the course of the business.The purpose of the Amendment is to provide that where an Order is made fixing a maximum charge a person carrying on a business shall bring the charge for performing any service to the notice of his customers. There is an Amendment standing on the Order Paper in the name of the hon. Member for Westhoughton (Mr. Rhys Davies) but I think the form of our Amendment is the better of the two.
§ Mr. Rhys Davies (Westhoughton)I am glad that the right hon. Gentleman has put this provision down. I do not wish to be conceited, but I thought the words of my Amendment would be more appropriate. I always feel that about my Amendments. The Amendment proposed by the President of the Board of Trade meets the case, but I am rather astonished that he did not include such a provision in this Bill before his attention was drawn to the point by our Amendment. He will know, of course, that it is not uncommon for a customer to know in a rough and ready way what is the price of an article. I do not think there is as much possibility of deceiving the ordinary customer over that, as there is in respect of services rendered between the manufacturer and the retailer. I think it was a good thing to put the Amendment down, and I thank the right hon. Gentleman for meeting the point.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Clause, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.