HC Deb 30 April 1947 vol 436 c2127

Amendments made: In page 117, line 21, at end, insert: (3) For any reference to the Minister of Health (except in section thirty-four) there shall be substituted a reference to the Secretary of State.

In line 24, at end, insert: (4) Any question or dispute which is required by this Act to be determined by arbitration (other than a question or dispute required to be determined by the arbitration tribunal) shall be determined by a single arbiter appointed, in default of agreement, by the Court of Session or the sheriff on the application of either party to the question or dispute. At any stage of the proceedings in any such arbitration, the arbiter may, and shall if so directed by the Court of Session, state a case for the opinion of that court on any question of law arising in the arbitration.

In line 28, at end, insert: (5) Section thirty-one shall have effect as if in Subsection (3) thereof paragraph (a) of the proviso were omitted.

In line 29, leave out "the," and insert "any."—[Mr. Barnes.]