§ Sir W. WomersleyI beg to move, in page 7, line 27, to leave out from "forces," to the end of line 28.
This Amendment and the further Amendments to this Clause are to implement in this Measure the changes which will take place under the new Royal Warrant according to the promises I made.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Further Amendments made:
§ In page 7, leave out lines 32 and 33.
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In line 39, at the end, insert:
'"war service,' in relation to any claim made under any such Royal Warrant, Order in Council or Order of His Majesty as is referred to in Section one of this Act, has the same meaning as in that Royal Warrant, Order in Council or Order."—[Sir W. Womersley.]
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill."
§ Earl WintertonI desire to refer to a point which was raised earlier, namely, the meaning of the words "Civil Defence volunteer." The Attorney-General said I was wrong because the term "Civil Defence volunteer" had the meaning here as it had in the Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1939. At the time that Act was passed members of the Civil Defence organisation were, in fact, volunteers. That is to say, they were 1191 volunteers within the meaning of the Act. They were members of the organisation before conscription was introduced. I am asking whether we are quite sure that the words are adequate to cover the persons they are intended to cover, namely, all members of the Civil Defence Service?
§ The Attorney-GeneralWe will, of course, check this. I think a Civil Defence volunteer is defined as a member of a Civil Defence organisation, and the words do not need extending.
§ Question put, and agreed to.
§ Clause 13 ordered to stand part of the Bill.